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1,615 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Why are Management Information Systems journals publishing so few operations management interdisciplinary research works?
I am new to Management Information Systems (MIS) research. Before embarking upon my research journey, my prior education and work experience has been in logistics and operations management.
My first ...
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How to search for C++ on Web of Science?
Is there a way to search for the exact keyword "C++" (i.e. the programming language) in the Web of Science database? Unfortunately, by default the ++ signs are ignored and I get millions of ...
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Will having a chemistry minor benefit me in a material science PhD?
I'm an undergraduate physics major and plan on pursuing a PhD in material science, and am specifically interested in soft materials, nanotechnology, and polymers. I currently have minors in chemistry ...
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Design-Based Research and Design Thinking: are they the same thing?
Is there a difference between design-based research and design thinking? I was introduced to the idea of DT in a start-up scenario. The experience led me to DBR. Sometimes I think they are doing the ...
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How to pick masters topic?
I asked a professor I had taken a class with to be my supervisor for my project in 1-2 years. He agreed. I overlooked that, typically, students apply for projects directly with professors or ...
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What do I do if I cant find a proper basis for my methods of experimentation?
I am currently a senior high school student whose study is about producing homemade paper using coconut husks and testing for their certain properties. However, most studies that I have come across ...
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PhD Reapplication
I had applied for a PhD last year but couldn't get in. The professor who I wanted to work under told me that he really liked my project and encouraged me to reapply this year. I do have plans to ...
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Isolated from project when deadline approaches
I am a postdoc in a laboratory in the area of computer science. I have spent around 7 months mentoring a student master thesis. At the beginning this took significant work including me coming up with ...
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Can I use snippets from books on various subjects to make analytical reading questions?
Is it okay to use short excerpts (under 200 words) from psychology, history, philosophy books, etc. to create reading comprehension questions for my test prep book? I'd focus on main ideas, making ...
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An article containing a copyrighted figure should be embedded in a stapler thesis: How to fill in RightsLink form?
I wrote an Elsevier article (open-access, CC-BY 4.0) that contains a third party figure from a Springer subscription book. At the time, I obtained a license for re-using the Springer figure in a ...
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Does Elsevier inform authors (or corresponding author) once they received the payment for Article Publishing Charge (APC) for open access?
I have submitted a manuscript to a fully open access journal in Elsevier and they accepted it after several revision rounds. However, after acceptance I received an invoice and I submitted it to my ...
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Refereeing for American Journal Experts
I was asked via mail (which looks borderline suspicious) to referee a paper for the American Journal Experts AJE, who claim to coordinate the refereeing for a Hindawi journal dedicated to applied ...
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Can I use questions from a published study when the questions haven't been published as a standalone measure? (PhD psychology research)
I'm a PhD candidate researching and evaluating the impact of interventions on children and young people. An existing published study that closely aligns with my own topic created a series of questions ...
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A Potential supervisor has suggested to contact two other professors as he is resigning from the University. He has cc the professors too in the mail
The Mail sent back by potential supervisor mentioned me to contact this new suggested person 1 or new suggested person 2? He has also forwarded both the professors the mail. Will it be ok to connect ...
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Publication trend (quality vs quantity) after tenure
Are there any studies that measure the change or the lack thereof in the trend of publications produced by a professor after they got tenured? Do recently tenured professors shift from quantity of ...
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