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Q: How can I evaluate qualitative data from different sources consistently and stringently without becoming too subjective and making too many assumptions?

Detailed question-For a research project, I have to evaluate and categorize several theoretical and practical industry 4.0 use cases. Furthermore, I have to quantify the impact of each…
  • Asked on June 4, 2020

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Thanks for your question. You have a relevant point. However, this would need the brains of our data/stats experts. We shall refer this to them, and get back to you…

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Q: For my follow-up study, do I need to write the synthesis again or is only the reference enough?

Detailed question-I want to publish data for the characterization of the material whose synthesis was published by me 10 years ago. Do I need to write the synthesis again or is just the…

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Hello again, Nadia. :-) We hope you would have gone through the response to your previous query. In fact, it seems this query is a follow-up to that one. If so, the…

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Q: Is it possible to submit a paper to a journal after withdrawing it from a previous journal and removing the previous corresponding author's name?

Detailed question-I completed planning, information-collecting, and drafting a paper as the first author. Then, after further correction by (inviting) a prominent author as the…

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Thanks for describing your situation in such detail. However, note that we have made some edits…

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Q: What are the risks associated with throwing out old information systems and replacing them with new ones?

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Hello Yaw – welcome to the forum! :-) Looks like what you have here is a question for an ongoing…

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Q: Can I publish one chapter from my master's thesis as a journal article after publishing the thesis as a book?

Detailed question-I had published my master thesis as a book. Now, I want to publish a thesis chapter as a journal article. This is because it is unique work – I found three unique…
  • Asked on May 29, 2020

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This should be fine to do. But you need to keep the following points in mind.

You should cite…
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Q: Would it be against research ethics if I write several research papers based on the data from one survey?

Detailed question-I collected information about the working environment, disease histories, and exposure levels of harmful substances of workers by conducting a survey targeting specific…
  • Asked on May 27, 2020

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You seem to have described your scenario quite adequately. Based on the details you have…

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Q: Is it okay to turn research articles into a book?

Detailed question-I finished my dissertation in the fall, and have now submitted part of it to a research journal as a coauthor. As I think about writing other articles based on my…
  • Asked on May 26, 2020

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All the options you are considering, including a couple more we will suggest, are fine to do,…

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Q: What should I do if my article was published online but has not yet appeared on PubMed?

Detailed question-My article was published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. It was published online on May 4. However, it has not yet appeared on PubMed.
  • Asked on May 25, 2020

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Firstly, congrats on having your paper published! You must no doubt be feeling happy and proud…

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Q: Why are ethical considerations important in a research?

  • Asked on May 24, 2020

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Ethics is a vital consideration in every aspect of research, right from what and whom you choose…

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Q: Can I state more than one gap in the literature when I write the problem of the research?

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Firstly, I guess, by ‘writing the problem of the research,’ you mean ‘writing the problem…

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