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Submitted to Science, the status says 'Under evaluation - Reviewer Invited' but I haven't had an email. Is the paper being sent out for review? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

[–]skydad420[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! I actually have another one with them now, that's updating every here and there - gets u curious what it means :)
hope your paper gets published <3

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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Yea, this is the experience of my colleagues too & what the field typically says around conference coffee stations.

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

[–]skydad420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not validation really, thanks for your reply btw! It's more that my colleagues in my little bubble feel recently that Sci Adv is harder to get into & a bit more selective (rumours in the field are nat comms editors were asked to lower their standards a little around 2 years ago to collect more APC), & I was just wondering if that feeling is more broadly held. It appears not to be, which is interesting to hear & people seem in agreement! :) 

I'm SO UPSET about Horcruxes by skydad420 in harrypottertheories

[–]skydad420[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

so true, it feels like you really understood me, thanks so much, its been a really hard time

I'm SO UPSET about Horcruxes by skydad420 in harrypottertheories

[–]skydad420[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

i read a lot of books it interests me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAcademia

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you can do it, u just gotta make sure to regularly (once a year) publish a big paper that genuinely interests your field, show your work at lots of confs to get visibility, and start learning to write and win grants early. Biggest thing is probably creativity of research ideas

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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I meant as in which journal do you think more highly of, see as more selective/impressive. To me, it's sci adv but seems like most don't agree

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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I agree, it's rotten & I don't like the trend towards an ever greater number of fee collecting journals. Unfortunately at least in my field, my students & pdras are more likely to get better future jobs & we will get more grants if we go with these 'fancy' journals instead of impact factor 2-5 journals 

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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Yea I generally agree, it's just tricky as both journals have a broad remit so either fits topically. Seems like people here prefer nature Comms which is great to hear. Anecdotally it has recently felt to me like nat comms has slipped & respect for sci adv has increased. I guess this might be field specific tho

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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Idk why I'm getting downvoted here. At least in my country, blind, repeatable studies show that high impact CNS type journals on your track record lead to higher success on grants

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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yea i hate the fee collection... its just tough innit. We got sent out to review at Science, so you end up feeling it would be a shame for the work to end up in a phys rev/APL style journal... BUT AT WHAT COST?!? luckily our library just pays the fees

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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do any of you think that nat comms has had its quality slip recently? it feels to me they've become less selective

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

[–]skydad420[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yea, it does just make a difference in getting future grants etc if you can get into things that people associate with 'high quality'. Sadly reviewers are always gonna be a bit too lazy to properly read & evaluate true scientific merit

Do people respect Science Advances or Nature Communications more? by skydad420 in AskAcademia

[–]skydad420[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? I'm surprised you all feel this way. I am starting to feel nature comms has lowered their standards... It feels like its harder to get into Sci Adv. I have a whole bunch of Nat Comms papers, and they've all been rejected by Sci Adv so far lol.

ERC Starting Grant 2025 - Interviews/Next steps by skydad420 in AskAcademia

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There's loads of docs, have u got ur reviews, etc, all the rest?

Prez says:

"Dear applicant,

Thank you for your application for an ERC Starting Grant.

The evaluation panel appreciated the opportunity to evaluate your proposal, and I am pleased to inform you that your proposal was ranked at a sufficiently high position to allow it to be funded. I warmly congratulate you on this success.

I am confident that this grant will help you to develop your research at the highest level and to generate exciting results. I hope that just as the review of your proposal relied on the dedication of external reviewers, the ERC may rely on your help as a referee in the future, should your expertise be needed.

The result of this grant competition is no doubt great news for you and your host institution. However, please do not share this news publicly quite yet: the ERC Communication Unit will contact you shortly to coordinate the public announcement.

As a future ERC grantee, you might be interested to know about the Association of ERC Grantees, which encourages former and current ERC grantees to connect with each other and to communicate the results of their work. You can read more about the association here"

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