Ian Michael McLeod

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Should peer review of journal articles be paid?

Should peer review of journal articles be paid? And if so, how much? Do people think that this will speed up the publication process? Some publishing houses are making massive profits so the money...

04 April 2019 5,577 8 View

How do I make a ammonium formate solution to remove salts from seawater?

I have some bivalve biodeposition experiments coming up and the methods describe rinsing filters in ammonium formate but don't give any other details. What concentration do I use? I have the...

09 September 2017 4,714 2 View

What is the fastest way to become a full Professor? Should we focus on papers, funding, teaching or politics?

I have recently made it our of the 'post-doc death spiral' and made it to Senior Research Scientist (equivalent to Assist. Prof or Lecturer). At my university, Profs earn roughly 2 x my salary....

01 January 2016 2,037 11 View

What is Postdoc life like at your institute?

I run career planning courses for PhD candidates at my university. I think it would be useful to give the attendees a broader understanding of what life is like as a early career researcher in...

01 January 2016 2,574 1 View

Is Open Access enough?

I wonder if Open Access is really just a distraction from what we really should be focussed on. I have a PhD and I publish strongly in my field. However, I really struggle to understand the vast...

01 January 2016 3,355 4 View

Is anyone using Google Earth maps directly in academic journal articles, rather than recreating the maps using ARC GIS etc?

11 November 2014 7,619 0 View

Which broad ecological journals accept notes?

I have a short article, which I would like to submit to a broad ecological journal and I'd value a few suggestions.

01 January 2014 939 6 View

Are species from low latitudes tending to shift their boundaries more rapidly than species from high latitudes in a warming climate?

Can anyone recommend papers on this topic?

01 January 2014 4,891 41 View