Strategy to Write a Paper during PhD:10

  

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Research papers are essential for PhD degree awards. Every University or organization has their own set of criteria regarding research papers. So, one needs to check it once registered as a PhD student in that institution because research papers take time to write and then get published. 

 

Generally, students get stuck in a PhD for many years due to non-publication. You have to show some publications along with your thesis at the time of submission of your thesis. Otherwise, there is a strong possibility of getting the thesis rejected by the thesis reviewer on submission. They tend not to believe the findings stated in the thesis and keep on suggesting new things. Once verified research articles back you, you can stand your ground.

 

Generally, there are two kinds of research papers; the ones indexed in SCOPUS & Web of Science and approved by the UGC CARE list. I strongly tend to endorse SCOPUS & Web of Science journals as the UGC CARE list keeps on changing very frequently. Sometimes, during submission, it will be in the list and then it will vanish at an advanced stage of publication. I happened to have such an incident and I had to get it cancelled for publication. Again, I had to submit it to another journal. In that process, I had lost about 6 months. Well, I learned an important lesson of sticking to the reputed ones.

 

Some journals get delisted from the indexing services but in the case of SCOPUS, they maintain a database so there is no problem. Then, there is a concept of impact factor in the case of the journals. The journals with high impact factors are very much reputed ones. Therefore, they have high standards and a long waiting list. Many journals have a waiting list of 1 to 2 years once the article is accepted.

 

Web of Science journals are categorized as SCI and ESCI journals. Initially, the Institute developed the Science Citation Index (SCI) for Scientific Information (ISI) and now Clarivate Analytics maintains it. The SCI journals are highly valued for their standards in academic circles. The Emerging Science Citation Index (ESCI) journals are junior to SCI journals. They are in the process and have not reached the stage yet. Most of the time, they are respectable journals accepted by the institutions and there is no problem.

 

Different people apply different approaches during their PhD. In the initial days of PhD, I used to write review papers because I was setting my project in the right direction. Then, later phase of the project, I kept publishing partially my research findings. It solved the problem of my minimum requirement of papers via review papers and partial research finding papers. Besides, it increased my number of papers because you need numbers while applying for a job.

 

On the other hand, one of my colleagues who was doing a PhD in Computer science from a premier institute had to solve three problems related to the topic. While addressing those problems, she had to write papers individually addressing the problems. It was far more difficult compared to my case. Well, every institution has its own rules. 

 

In many cases, book chapters also help but you have to check the institution’s PhD regulations. So, PhD regulation of that institution should be read and reread. Generally, book chapters or conference presentations with the facility of extended paper publications should be considered for registering one’s idea if he or she is working in a competitive field. Moreover, many people use conferences as a networking ground to connect people because you need to provide a list of reviewers while submitting an article to a journal. Well, I have not done that but people do. If your writing and the content are superb, you do not need people to know you. Generally, science people value content at the end of the day.

 

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Two people, two lessons regarding interviews

 

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I keep in touch with my friends and former students. Whenever we meet, we talk about recruitment trends and share various insights. In this post, I will talk about two important lessons from two different people.

One fine day, one of my friends informed me that he was going to appear in an interview at a college. The college is not far away from where I am staying currently. It was an administrative post. After the interview, we met and had a cup of tea. I asked him about the interview questions. He kept on talking about the questions and answers which he gave. Then, he told me that they were asking about the college campus and its various infrastructures. He had nothing to answer because he did not think of those types of questions. In the case of administrative roles, generally, people ask such questions. Probably, one looks for alertness and keen intent to work for the organization. I have seen these types of questions asked in engineering personal interviews also. So, the right way to address such a situation is to prepare a small note about the organization and its rich history. Besides, one should also know about its various departments, ancillaries, offshoots etc. A good grip on various grants or projects which the organization is receiving from the government in case of a government entity or doing on behalf of the government is a must. Eventually, he did not get the job. That day, I had somehow guessed it because I saw many people failing in that part before him and also in that organization. He learned the lesson the hard way. Therefore, a background check about the visiting entity is a must in case of interviews.

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 For many years, I have observed that students expect to have a high salary right after college. If they do not get a good package, they become disheartened. Many students even do not join their campus placements. Those misdirected souls loiter around and waste precious time.  However, some students do get a high salary but the number is very small. The majority of the students are going to get the average package or lower than the average package. This is the reality and it should be accepted with humility. You get what you deserve. Someone may have given more time to learning things and hence he or she has been rewarded. If you work hard from now on, you will also climb the ladder. You have 30 to 35 years ahead of you to do something and excel in it. If your effort is continuous, no one can defeat you. Life is a long journey; it should be looked at in that way. Nothing happens overnight as the saying goes, “Rome was not built in a day.”

 

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Reality of jobs

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The jobs are meant for earning a living. You study and try to land a job in your field. Many a time, it does not happen because there is simply no demand.

Understanding the job market is very important. Mostly businesses run in cycles. They have good times and bad times. If you study a stream which has already in good demand in the market, it may slow down by the time you are out. Students flood the market and it is saturated. This is simple supply and demand. Then, there is a concept of passion for a subject or field. A proper passion follower puts his whole heart into it. For such a highly self-motivated person, following a subject or field passionately is not difficult and thereafter landing a job is far easier compared to common folks. For example, you like writing articles. You write for Wikipedia without payment for years for your passion. Many would discontinue right here. But, you kept on going and the Wikipedia gave you a grant for your enormous contribution.

Commonly, people are just pretenders who claim to follow passion. So, they are neither this side nor that side. Becoming a passionate follower is very difficult. On the other hand, you have not put that much effort. So, keeping a fixed mindset about landing a job of your liking should be put aside. In such a situation, one can be flexible and pick what is in the way rather than getting starved to death! For many, it may be difficult to chew but the sooner one understands, the better would be for him. Time and tide waits for none.

In the olden days, people did not have many avenues to work. They worked hard in fields and pursued their hobbies in their leisure time. If you are not satisfied with your job and it is paying your bills, then you need to keep working. To amuse yourself, you can resort to your hobbies. While writing this article, I am wondering “Is my writing paying my bills?” No, it is not. It is just a hobby. I write for fun.

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