Yan Xu
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Should supplementary material page counts count toward journal manuscript le...
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Many journals impose page limits only on main manuscript body, while appendices are unlimited. This pushes more and more content into supplements. Is it reasonable to apply total combined page limits including supplementary files?
Chao Guo, Brandon Nguyen and 17 others4 CommentsView more comments-
Hard total page limits would force stricter prioritisation of what belongs in main text.
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But complex studies genuinely need large volumes of supporting appendix material.
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Risks and downsides of over‑reliance on preprints for literature review
Paper Discussion
Preprints grant fast access to cutting‑edge research, yet they have not passed formal peer review. What pitfalls should researchers watch out for when building literature surveys heavily based on preprint resources?
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Preprint conclusions may get heavily modified or even retracted after formal peer review.
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Some preprints contain uncaught experimental flaws that would be filtered out in journal review.
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Strategies to handle frequent experiment failures
Repeated experiment failures are normal for most researchers. Systematically record variable adjustments, do root‑cause analysis and avoid emotional self‑blame during low‑output phases.
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Almost every project goes through failure cycles.
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Log every modified variable so you won’t repeat mistakes.
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