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What is the process for publishing academic papers?
While studying in my first term as EPIR student I had to prepare several papers. I gave those to my family and friends, to read and comment upon. I was surprised when they advised me to publish them. ...
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Why are the bids for printing our book so high and what can we do to reduce costs?
I work for a US state DOT. We are trying to print our new standard specifications for construction. When we published in 2018, we got 1,000 copies for about $11/book. This time, we advertised for bids ...
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How long does it take to publish in a magazine?
How long does it take to publish in a magazine? I have had a piece under consideration—with a fair number of emails and discussions with the editor—for five months with the editor still on the fence ...
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Writing a press release without tacky self-promotion
I recently graduated from a university and was selected to participate in an exciting team event that likely would interest the public. One member from my time suggested that I either: (1) Write "...
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How do I express that others and I were unable to find literature about a topic?
Given this question of mine I wondered: If one wants to publish a new result which
one couldn't find any information where the result could have possibly been covered (and neither could one's ...
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I have a retracted article for ethical misconduct, this means my career is over? [closed]
When I was in my first year of M.SC. A professor told me to work on a project that the main data were belong to him. He had sent me a early draft and told me to translate it to english so I did along ...
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How does a person get an entry on Britannica, Encyclopedia.com etc.? [closed]
How does a person get an entry on Britannica, Encyclopedia.com etc. ? The person has a Wikipedia page and news references. Thanks!
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Meaning of 'Adapted by [another person's name]' written on book cover?
Some of the books have written on their covers this:
Adapted by [another person's name]
Content of such textbooks is more or less same, maybe some new chapters are added.
What does 'adapted by' mean?...
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Academic books published by university presses: How much expertise do the editors have?
I'm talking about books on specific academic topic, e.g. history of the Aztecs before colonialism, which are published by university presses like the Oxford University Press. How expert are the ...
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