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Have your co-authors ever deceived you?

Co-authors can be very useful: they can contribute in terms of data, research methods, literature reviews... but co-operation may sometimes also cause problems: for instance, if a co-author...

04 April 2014 1,136 46 View

As a reviewer, when do you propose to reject the paper without letting the authors to revise it? Which flaws should it have?

If the paper is not good enough, you can also propose the author(s) to revise and resubmit the paper, or make major changes instead of rejecting it. Which major flaws should the paper have to get...

02 February 2014 9,887 88 View

Why do PhD students quit and what can universities do to prevent it?

Every year, new PhD students are accepted but lots of them will never finish: some decide to quit in the beginning of their studies while some manage to take all the required courses but they will...

12 December 2013 1,288 35 View

What is the most efficient way for finding new foreign co-authors?

Writing with a foreign co-author can sometimes increase the chance of getting your work published (e.g. if you wish to get data from abroad). Do you find your co-authors at conferences, through...

11 November 2013 9,573 90 View