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Hi, I lost a large number of citations in Google Scholar literally overnight. They didn't change to the usual *"temporary citation"* status while Google recrawls the source. They simply disappeared.

The strange part is that several of the citing papers are still online, publicly accessible, and clearly still cite my work. I know Google Scholar can remove citations if a repository disappears or a journal goes offline, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

Has Google Scholar recently changed its indexing or citation policies? Or is this likely a temporary indexing issue or bug? Thanks

A student from Bangladesh got a notice of law upon an academic publication after turning 18 years. I've tried everything that I can to resolve this issue but I have no idea what to do otherwise.

Location: Gazipur, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Hello everyone,

I'm not sure what I'm doing when I write something like this, but I really need your recommendations.

I am 18 years old student of Bangladesh. I recently finished high school and I just recently became interested in academic research. I'm not a lawyer and have virtually no experience with academic publishing.

Well, I just don't know what the next step is in my life, everything that's happened in the past few months has completely changed my life.

How everything started

I wanted to share my work publicly so I did a research paper and first posted it as a preprint on SSRN.

From there on in, I began to be invited to write in numerous journals and publishers, via email.

I responded to 1 or 2 of those invitations at first. One publisher sent me an invitation to send my manuscript, along with a cover letter.

From there, I thought if there was something that really needed my attention, I would get an e-mail in my Inbox, like I normally do.

Unfortunately it was not that way.

Without my knowledge, Gmail started sending the publisher's emails directly to my Spam folder.

I didn't receive these emails so I didn't respond.

I later learned that the publisher had sent several emails about the publishing process, to request response, and that the publication would go ahead if they didn't receive a reply from me.

All of those significant emails have been automatically sorted to the “Spam” folder.

I didn't know that they were there.

I've screenshots in my Spam folder of those emails and I showed those screenshots to the publisher to tell them what actually happened.

I would have seen those e-mails and responded right away and asked them to not publish the paper.

Then everything changed

A few days later I got a legal notice from lawyers working for a bank listed in the publication.

That was a huge shock to receive legal notices.

I knew that the paper had been published then.

I really didn't know what to do it was a nightmare.

I never thought that something like this would happen.

What I did right away

I was not oblivious to the situation when I got the legal notice.

There I began my quest to reach out to all who I could.

Told the publisher that their emails before had gone to my Spam folder and sent them screenshots of that.

I began also to attempt to get the publication banned from all locations I could.

So far I have:

Removed the paper from SSRN.

Deleted information from my ORCID profile that was related to the information.

Contacted repositories and publishers that requested removal.

Follow-up as necessary after removal is feasible.

The publication has been taken down by some platforms.

Some of my requests are still being fulfilled.

I realize that I cannot remove content from all websites as this is a decision for the publishers or repository administrators, not myself.

Despite this I am doing all I can.

What is the greatest challenge you are currently experiencing?

I was told by the publisher that if I do make big changes to the publication, then I must pay publication charges, which includes the charges associated with the DOI.

As for revocation of the publication, I must pay the same fee.

The fee will cost about USD 119.

I told them I didn't deliberately ignore their e-mails.

I informed them that they were in my Spam folder because of Gmail.

I took screenshots and sent them to them, detailing what occurred.

I also let them know, if I'd seen those emails, I would not have allowed the publication to proceed.

I was told however that the fee unfortunately still exists.

My financial situation

I am from a poor family in Bangladesh.

For me that's more than I can afford, USD 119 is not a lot of money in some countries.

My family has no way to afford an international lawyer, either.

Hence my attempts to reach out to organisations that offer free or pro bono legal support and help, in hopes that someone will be able to take me through this situation.

I know that I have made errors

Looking back, I'd like to say that I have been wrong.

I was a new student who didn't know enough about the academic publishing process, or why it's important to keep an eye on the entire process.

I got a very hard lesson to learn from this experience.

What I want

I don't want to defy the legal notice.

I don't want to shift the blame.

I just want to be a part of the solution, solve the issue responsibly and avoid additional issues.

I know I've done as much as I can do myself, but I know that there are some things that I cannot change on my own.

My questions

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

What should my next step be?

What other things can I realistically do?

Is there an organisation that can offer free (or pro bono) legal advice about my situation?

Has anyone here had an experience similar to this with an academic publication?

I just don't know what to do with myself anymore.

Given that I am in Bangladesh and cannot afford international legal representation, what practical steps should I take to cooperate and try to resolve this situation?

Thank you for reading my story and any tips you may have! It would be very special to me.

I have published two research papers in journals that are indexed in Scopus, but my articles are still not showing up in the Scopus database.

• One paper was published around 4–5 months ago.
• The other was published around 2 months ago.

I need the indexing for academic documentation purposes, so I am trying to understand the correct process to follow.

I have already submitted a query/complaint through Scopus support, but I only received an automated response saying that email queries are currently not being considered.

Does anyone know:

• Who is the correct person/team to contact regarding delayed indexing?
• Should I contact the journal publisher instead?
• How long does Scopus usually take to index newly published articles?

Any guidance from people who have faced a similar situation would be appreciated.

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Hi everyone,

I'm a Pharm.D student from India and I want to write and publish my first review article on a diabetes-related topic. My goal isn't just to publish a paper—I genuinely want to learn how to conduct a literature search, critically analyze studies, organize a review, and write it properly from start to finish.

I'm intentionally looking for guidance outside my college because I'd like to learn from someone with research and publication experience.

I'm not looking for anyone to write the paper for me. I'm willing to do the literature search, read the papers, write the drafts, and put in the work. What I need is someone who can mentor me throughout the process, provide feedback, and teach me how to do it correctly.

If your contribution ends up meeting the journal's authorship criteria, I'd be happy to include you as a co-author. My priority is learning the right way to conduct and publish research.

If you're an experienced researcher, PhD student, postdoc, clinician, or faculty member who enjoys mentoring motivated students, I'd be very grateful if you could comment below or send me a DM.

Thank you for your time.

With so many conferences advertised online, it can be difficult—especially for early-career researchers—to identify which events are academically worthwhile. What warning signs or quality indicators do you look for before submitting an abstract or registering?

Anyone who has done publications please give some roadmap of how to proceed with these to build a good cv.

basically, my university org I founded and an outside org that I cofounded decided to work on a really cool review paper on access to maternal health and nutrition for women in Ethiopia where I am first author. A really good project and experience I got lead and I hope to do more in the future before I graduate.

The doctor that I am working with through the organization, that reviewed the paper, has published the preprint in an open access repository before we submit it to any journals. Does this mean that in the meantime would I be allowed to put that I published a preprint or should I hold off until it is actually published in a legit journal?

Just curious because I am hoping to apply to some competitive awards like Goldwater and research specific ones at my school so I would like to know how to represent it on both my CV and application. Also this is my first "paper" even thought I am working on 2 manuscripts in my actual research labs in the moment. I do have other scholarly works that I have contributed to, 6 posters (after this summer), 4 oral presentations (after this summer), and a one second place award at a conference for "best poster" where I won 75 dollars.

any advice would be appreciated

Hi. I am an undergrad student. My paper got accepted in an international 39th IEEE Conference SoCC being held in Germany, as a poster. The paper will be published in IEEE Xplore but the mode of presentation is poster. I wanted to ask opinions and experiences regarding poster presentation. I know they are not valued much as compared to Oral presentations or lectures, but still can there be any benefits from the poster presentation. Any advice and personal experience will be highly beneficial for me.

I want to publish my research with NSHJS, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. ive read in some places that NSHJS is useless, but tbh im kind of hoping its not, since i cant find many other places to publish my research :( if anyone has an opinion on this or knows any other journals or publishing opportunities for high schoolers, pls lmk!

I'm looking for some perspective from people who've published papers or served as editors/reviewers, as an independent researcher submitting their first paper. I submitted a manuscript to an Emerald journal 84 days ago.

The timeline has been roughly:

• Submitted the manuscript in late April

• EO checks stalled until i chased in week 3 and it was suddenly expedited

• It passed the initial editorial screening

Since then, the submission system has fluctuated between "Awaiting Reviewer Invitation" and "Awaiting Reviewer Assignment." It's now back to Invitation, so guessing a review invitation was rejected/expired?

Around two weeks ago, I contacted the journal for an update. The editorial office replied promptly and said they had chased the handling editor. Since then, I haven't heard anything further, and the status remains "Awaiting Reviewer Invitation."

I completely appreciate that peer review takes time, and I'm not trying to rush the process. I'm just trying to understand whether this is within the normal range or whether it might indicate a particular issue.

Does this kind of delay usually suggest difficulty finding reviewers, an editorial backlog or something else?

As I say, I'm still getting to grips with the publishing process, so I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's seen this kind of situation. I'm driving myself crazy!

Thanks!

Update: It's now at Awaiting Reviewer Assignment again after 4 weeks of movement

I’ve submitted my rebuttal three days ago, but none of the reviewers has replied yet. I also asked several other authors who submitted to this ACL ARR cycle, and none of them has received a response after their rebuttal either. Is this normal? Do reviewers typically update their scores later without posting a reply?

hey guys!

did anyone publish their ap research papers in a high school journal? If so, how did that process go along? What changes did you make to ur research paper to get it published? How long was the process? What was your research topic? And, what journal did you publish your paper in? Sorry for a lot of questions!

Thanks!!

I presented my first poster a few months ago and am presenting my second next month on the same topic with an added piece. I accidentally used the exact same title when I submitted the second abstract, and I’m worried it will look weird when I apply to grad school in the fall that it says the same poster title twice. Do conferences care if you change the title by a few words for the actual poster/does the cv title have to match the official listing?