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Detailed question-I have recently received the manuscript accepted several months ago, and I want to add a relatively new quote. Is it ok? Can I add a new collaborator to become the…

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Q: How to generate a research problem statement from a topic?

Detailed question-Best problem statement from the topic "determination of PAHs and other key compounds in liquid smoke prepared from six different biomass".

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Detailed question-If the publisher has all copyright including publishing and reuse, who is responsible in case of legal issue involving copyright infringement?

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Q: Should authorship be acknowledged when publishing a preprint?

Detailed question-I would like to know if it will be possible to acquire authorship for a theory in the future which was submitted to a preprint server. It is possible for others to have…

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Q: I am concerned about the first author change

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This is a tricky situation to be in; however, it is not uncommon for rifts to arise because of…

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Q: Is there a way to find a journal that accepts co-first authors?

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Q: What to reply when an editor ask why I didn't take previous year's studies into consideration?

Detailed question-I submitted a review article in a journal and I reviewed only the studies that were published after 2017 till 2021. The editor has asked why I didn't review the…

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Dear author, thank you for your question. As your review focused on the current progress of the field, which is why you chose articles from 2017 and later, you can…

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Photography and videography of human subjects can have ethical and legal implications.

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Q: What to include and what not to include in our review of related literature?

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