Hi there, i think you need to starting writing papers and getting them published if you are considering the academic world.

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Added on March 30, 2012, 3:58 pmreporting two sides of the argument also indicates that the researcher has done thorough survey and have considered other possibilities, which is very important.

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In general lecturers are required to take part in teaching, research and publications, peer review, consultation works among others. You will find that publication is rewarding in terms of recognition

applied tech publications also require same literature review on previous works and i notice a trend that many authors will reserve a section highlighting some past results achieved by others.

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Added on April 4, 2012, 11:58 pmOn the contrary, I find that review papers are very difficult to write because it involves very profound understanding on the subject matter. Get one good review paper published, your citation will soar too

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In my field, I do note that review papers are usually written by editors of the top journals, some stretching to 20 pages haha

Some they are the editor of the same journal, but i would think that the paper will be reviewed by the assoc editors

On a related note, anyone here is a reviewer? i think one should get involve in peer-review as well.

Reviewer as in the people that review the manuscript i had the same thinking too until i attended a paper writing workshop. One of the tip, in the shoes of the reviewer, you will think like a reviewer. You are actually criticizing other people's work and giving your own input, so why not criticize own paper? I start with a small regional journal and found that it is quite true

p/s hope we are not derailing the research thread

Tiering/Ranking is unique to each institution. In this case, you need to refer to your university for the tiering master list. I think you are referring to impact factor, citations?

No, tiering is by the institution, usually used for publication reward or promotion among the academicians. While the Impact factor indicator is carried out by thomson ISI. In most cases, the tiering done by the institution is simply based on the impact factor.

nicely done. one small step at a time.

The paper that you submitted 6 days ago? That's very fast.

You can check the entry requirement at the university's postgraduate website.

^ i agree that it is better to build some research capacity before jumping to PhD.

maybe coz you are busy with working life?

A name spelling error occured to me but it was due to the publishing house mistake.

You may contact the editor to change the spelling but it will only be for softcopy search ie google scholar, sciencedirect, etc as it is considered published and printed.

Since you are not the corresponding author, you may need to be able to identify yourself. My advice is request your supervisor to contact the editor to correct this.

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Added on June 18, 2012, 9:00 pmDont worry, getting the first paper is always the most difficult and will spur you to produce more. Try to be more adventurous and submit to ISI listed journal next time.

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Added on June 18, 2012, 9:07 pmdont lose hope. read what are the reviewers comment and improve the paper. straight reject by editor could be due to different scope or it is something considered not novel (for high IF journal). Sometimes, you may need more data or discussion to strenthen your case. alternatively, you may withdraw, do some minor revision and submit to another journal.

some tips, it is not always necessary to follow everything the reviewer ask you to do or add, unless it is stated mandatory. of course you must give a solid justification, cite some reference ass back up etc.

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What I do is leave the caption on the text as well.

congrats, you are reaping the rewards now

Yes, definitely. They will want others to cite their papers too. Some will responds, some not maybe due to change of working place/email, or simply too busy.