- If you would get $200 for a peer review, would you do it more often?
Saw a post on LinkedIn with the above title from someone arguing that paying reviewers for peer review would not solve anything. The issue is time pressure. I disagree, and funnily a lot of people...
181 points216 comments2 d ago
- Professor refuses to give me first author in my PhD paper although all she did was funding the research
As the title says. Professor only gives me second author, although I did literally all the work myself, including research ideas, planning, experiments, etc. No supervision or advice was given....
57 points142 comments8 h ago
- If you didn’t constantly have to worry about the next grant, would that make you a better or worse academic?
If you for example got lucky with investments now have financial security for the forseeable future. Especially keen to hear from engineering academics but everyone’s opinion is welcome.
48 points32 comments6 d ago
- My paper was published by Elsevier without me paying the APC and now almost a month after it is published they have sent the invoice
I recently had a paper published in the final year of my bachelor's degree in an open access journal by Elsevier. However it was my first paper and I was unaware of any APC. Nothing regarding the...
35 points66 comments23 h ago
- Academic boss declining to be co-author
I've been working in a biological sciences research group for close to 8 years - initially as a PhD, and then as a part-time early career researcher. The time has been very successful, and we've...
23 points25 comments24 h ago
- Impact of Texas Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa
How will her election impact state universities in Texas?
20 points16 comments2 d ago
- what countries should i apply to?
hi. im from a very conservative society where it's very difficult to be a woman. i spent last year completing a masters program in the uk. i absolutely adored the experience. being able to walk to...
18 points26 comments6 d ago
- Is a PhD even right for me?
Graduate of 2026 here who was fortunate enough to land a decent paying job. I’ve been thinking of applying to a PhD program for a few months but I’m not sure if its a good idea. Yays: \- I’ve...
12 points35 comments6 d ago
- Manuscript stuck in reviewer recruitment for nine months — what should I do ?
I would like to hear opinions from those with experience in the review process. I have submitted a paper to a journal from Nature Portfolio, which is one of the npj series, and I think it has at...
11 points13 comments3 d ago
- Does anybody need an illustrator for their wildlife research?
I'm a full time Wildlife Illustrator and Concept Artist specializing in species illustration and wildlife representation, and am looking to have work in published literature. I am looking for...
11 points1 comment3 d ago