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  • What is your approach to reading and evaluating supplementary materials of s...

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    Supplementary appendices contain many critical experimental details. But reviewers are often short on time and tend to skim or skip supplementary content entirely. What is your personal routine for working through manuscript supplementary material in your review process?

    Luna, Madelyn and 7 others
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    • First scan supplementary table of contents to understand what material is stored there.

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      • Focus review effort on supplements directly linked to core manuscript claims.

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      • What factors should you consider before accepting a postdoctoral position in...

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        Moving to a new country for a postdoc is an exciting but major decision. It affects research environment, career trajectory and personal life. What factors deserve careful thought before accepting an international postdoc?

        Maverick, Neville and 3 others
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        • Evaluate the supervisor’s mentoring style and availability, not just their prestige.

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          • Consider the group’s research fit with your long‑term goals.

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          • Useful open tools for managing references across many different projects

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            Researchers working on multiple projects need to organise references without mixing them up. Managing large overlapping reference libraries across projects is challenging. What open tools help you keep references organised by project?

            Benjamin Hill, Anthony Anderson and 15 others
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            • Reference managers with tag‑based organisation handle multi‑project libraries well.

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              • Project‑specific saved search views help you reuse the same reference in different contexts.

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              • How do you build a useful personal knowledge base for long‑term research?

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                Over many years of research, individual papers and notes accumulate. A personal knowledge base helps retrieve and connect information efficiently. What tools and organisation habits work well for maintaining a long‑term research knowledge base?

                Mateo, Maverick and 4 others
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