Re:New academic journal only publishes 'unsurprising' resear...
by ScottBurson on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:47AM
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I guess the lesson is, when an advisor rejects your thesis idea, get them to put their reasons in writing.
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Re:New academic journal only publishes 'unsurprising' resear...
by bumby on Friday August 21, 2020 @08:23AM
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I had their rejections in email. Ultimately, the committee brought them around and accepted my thesis so I didn’t feel it was worth burning those bridges.
Re:New academic journal only publishes 'unsurprising' resear...
by WJW on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:48PM
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What would that get you though, other than knowing you were right (which you already knew without having it in writing) and (if you decide to publicly call them out on it) enemies for life in your chosen field of study?
Re:New academic journal only publishes 'unsurprising' resear...
by ScottBurson on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:14PM
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Oh, I wouldn't do it publicly. The point would be to push back, in private discussions, against the argument that the result was not interesting enough to publish.