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  • What are your warning signs that your manuscript needs major structural rewr...

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    Sometimes we waste lots of time polishing sentences when the core paper structure itself is flawed. What signals tell you that full structural reorganisation is unavoidable?

    Jun Dong, Juan Ma and 63 others
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    • When readers consistently misunderstand your main contribution no matter how you rephrase individual paragraphs.

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      • When sections frequently repeat arguments that belong in other parts of manuscript.

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      • The hidden cost of chasing SOTA results

        Constantly chasing state‑of‑the‑art numbers can consume huge compute and human resources. Sometimes incremental, solid analysis delivers more long‑term scientific value. How do you balance SOTA‑chasing against deeper analytical work?

        Hua Liao, Hua Deng and 46 others
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        • I try to separate two modes: one for performance improvement, one purely for diagnostic analysis.

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          • Many SOTA tweaks lack deeper interpretability; you barely understand why gains happen.

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