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Q: Who is legally responsible if copyrights are with the publisher?

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

Asked by Shail Saharan on April 13, 2022

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The question seems to be little tricky. I’ll respond to this assuming—the authors have transferred the…

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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…

Asked on March 31, 2022

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Q: I am concerned about the first author change

Detailed question-As a first author, I did more than 90% of the research design, experimentation, analysis, paper writing, and submission alone. (For the submission, the journal requires…

Asked by Editage Insights on March 22, 2022

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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?

Detailed question-Thank you always for your editing service by Editage. By the way, is there a way to find a journal that accepts co-first authors? If it is not stated in the journal…

Asked on March 10, 2022

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Thank you for your question! This is not a typical restriction (you may wish to confirm this with your target journal/university). We look forward to being of further…

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Q: We want two people to be the co-first author

Detailed question-If we want two people (A and B) to be the co-first author, how should we tell the editor? There is no mention of “co-first author” in the journal guideline, and we would…

Asked on October 19, 2021

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Dear author, thank you for your question.

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Q: Where can I locate the lead author and corresponding author on a journal article?

Asked on October 16, 2021

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Typically, an article follows the following format in terms of the placement of necessary components: Title > Running…

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Q: How do I write a justification of study on this topic influences of gender inequality on employee turnover in hotel within kisumu

Detailed question-It's a research proposal topic

Asked by Janet Momanyi on October 14, 2021

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Q: Need help in writing the background of the problem

Detailed question-Can you help in writing the background of the problem for my research topic: Parents engagement and its impact on student achievement.

Asked by Adi Makereta Naisau on September 29, 2021

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Q: How to write a background and a justification for a research topic

Detailed question-Write a research background or justification on the topic has the study of ICT in our education system affected our youth positively or negatively

Asked by Emmanuel Kwesi on August 25, 2021

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Q: Can a Ph.D. student be a corresponding author?

Detailed question-I'm a Ph.D. student in social science. I am planning to submit a paper to a journal during my Ph.D. course. I tried convergence research with doctoral students in other…

Asked by SEUNG IK SONG on July 6, 2021

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Yes, it is possible for a Ph.D. student to be the corresponding author of a paper, provided they were the one who designed the skeleton of the project/study. This is…

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