I've recently published a review paper in the journal Composites Part B: Engineering titled "How do steel fibers improve the shear capacity of reinforced concrete beams without stirrups?".The paper addresses the different shear-carrying mechanisms, and the effect of adding steel…
It has happened to me a number of times: (anonymous) reviewers who not-so-gently ask me to cite their work as part of a revision of my manuscript. I'm not talking about reviewers who suggest publications I may have missed, from…
As I recently received the invitation to review a paper of which the abstract was poorly written, I was pondering what I should do: - I don't like slogging through a poorly written paper - it makes review so much…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
At the beginning of the year, I ran a poll to learn if academics set writing targets for the New Year. I often see other blogging academics mention that they want to submit X papers during the year, and was…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter on author contribution sections on papers. For me, adding such a section is rather "new", but I do feel like this is important to avoid people getting "free rides". Certainly, authorship is a…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
A while ago, I ran a poll on Twitter in two parts about peer review preferences - I tried to identify the preference of authors and reviewers for peer review. It looks like traditional double blind peer review is the…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter to learn if academics change the way they review depending on the journal impact factor. As for myself, I won't be "milder" if I'm reviewing for a lower impact factor - the methods…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Dr. Maximilian Lemprière to share his insights on proofreading the dissertation. Dr. Lemprière started The PhD Proofreaders after completing a PhD in political science at the University of Birmingham. The company offers a…
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