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Title: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 01, 2025, 10:11:26 AM
May is dead, long live June!

Unless the hatchling hatches a little early, which it might, this should be my last real month of work for a while. So:


Some plugging away at B2 would be very nice, but I doubt I can swing it.


Today: T4 cleanup, proposal drafting.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PM
Remaining 2025 goals:

June goals:

Stretch goals:

Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 01, 2025, 11:19:42 PM
Did some cleaning up, drafted the proposal.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 02, 2025, 08:34:10 AM
Nothing today, just a meeting with my usual co-author to discuss B6 and maybe even B7.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: darkstarrynight on June 02, 2025, 09:15:02 PM
June Goals

This is a light June. I was able to schedule and conduct a new interview today for the study, and have one other scheduled for this week.I am waiting for another participant to schedule as well. I am not formally presenting at the conference I am going to next week, just helping with research consultations. The grant I applied for has this language "successful submissions will hear by June 1" so since I did not hear anything, I am assuming it was unsuccessful. That seems weird, but I am not sure how else to interpret that. I can still work on this project without the funding, so I will see if the collaborator still is interested.

Pre-orders for my book went live today!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 02, 2025, 11:13:34 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 02, 2025, 08:34:10 AMNothing today, just a meeting with my usual co-author to discuss B6 and maybe even B7.

Did that. B7 is shelved for now.

Also started drafting a quick pitch for my preferred press for T4.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 03, 2025, 03:12:44 PM
Bit of T4, some more proposal work. Then I have to start on cleaning up those courses.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 03, 2025, 11:14:03 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 03, 2025, 03:12:44 PMBit of T4, some more proposal work. Then I have to start on cleaning up those courses.

Did some of all of the above. The T4 intro is now clean, and only small things remain in the text itself, barring a last run-through later.

Also, my co-author had already generated an entire proposal for the new book from the other day, minus a few small bits I have to plug in. Wow.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 04, 2025, 12:16:02 AM
Parasaurolophus, you have a great co-author

I'm waiting on my dilatory copyeditor to finish up stuff for book 2. Good indexer, not a good copyeditor, and not dealing with her again.

Book 1 was going to go to the printer, but I noticed they spelt my husband's last name wrong in the dedication.  So, glad I caught that and now it is at the printing house.  Publication in October.

Was going to do a collaboration with someone for another book, but after 8 months of research, the topic was getting pretty dull, so we decided not to proceed.  Might spin off the material into a shorter piece.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 04, 2025, 11:29:01 AM
Yes, he's very good at being on the ball and not dropping it.

Today, T4 cleanup.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 04, 2025, 10:55:39 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 04, 2025, 11:29:01 AMYes, he's very good at being on the ball and not dropping it.

Today, T4 cleanup.

Did that.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 05, 2025, 05:15:44 AM
Time may be short today, I'm not sure. If so, then I just want to finish the identifying notes in T4. If there's more time, I'd like to make a dent in locating the quoted material, and maybe start reading for a referee report and do a bit more course housekeeping.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 05, 2025, 01:27:58 PM
Forsooth, my copyeditor has made progress! I might actually be able to get this to the press BEFORE my vacation later this month!  Hurray!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 05, 2025, 10:09:17 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 05, 2025, 05:15:44 AMTime may be short today, I'm not sure. If so, then I just want to finish the identifying notes in T4. If there's more time, I'd like to make a dent in locating the quoted material, and maybe start reading for a referee report and do a bit more course housekeeping.

Time was short. Hatchling woke extremely early and didn't go back to sleep. Almost but didn't quite finish the identifying notes.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 06, 2025, 08:11:37 AM
Bit more time today. Will finish the notes, do a bit of the course stuff, and start on the refereeing.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: darkstarrynight on June 06, 2025, 04:09:08 PM
I just conducted another great interview for the study. Happy weekend!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 06, 2025, 04:42:51 PM
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PMRemaining 2025 goals:
  • Book #1 (solo) - submit full draft to the publisher (due in December)
  • Book #2 - draft proposal
  • Paper #1 (with colleague A) - draft and present it at conferences in July and September
  • Paper #2 (with colleague B) - draft and submit to special issue (due in August)
  • Paper #3 (with colleague C) - finish draft and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 (with colleague F) - draft and submit to special issue (due in June)
  • Grant #1 (with colleagues G, H, I) - develop and, if we can all agree, submit proposal

June goals:
  • Book #1 - conduct interviews and incorporate interview data
  • Paper #3 - finalize and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 - finalize and submit to journal

Stretch goals:
  • Book #1 - format for publisher
  • Book #2 - work on proposal



Good progress on papers 3 and 4 this week. Think I'll get at least one out the door next week - and maybe both if my coauthor on #3 is able to prioritize.

Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 06, 2025, 11:35:34 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 06, 2025, 08:11:37 AMBit more time today. Will finish the notes, do a bit of the course stuff, and start on the refereeing.

Done the ID notes, read half the paper.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 07, 2025, 07:55:29 AM
I will chase down a few of the classical texts quoted in T4, then finish reading for referee report 1.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 07, 2025, 10:33:45 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 07, 2025, 07:55:29 AMI will chase down a few of the classical texts quoted in T4, then finish reading for referee report 1.

Did both.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 08, 2025, 12:56:37 AM
When I'm back from a London conference, I should get back my copyedits and will do the final round of proofing the next week or two, get Book 2 to the press, and then go on holiday (vacation)!  This book is the last obligation I have for a long while, though I have another book contract which will be the activity for the next academic year.  I'm thinking as I'm now retired, this will be the last book for me.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 08, 2025, 05:23:23 AM
Nothing today.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 08, 2025, 10:51:57 PM
I didn't have time for anything, but want to note a minor (but highly improbable victory): when the hatchling fell asleep I opened T4 to hunt down a couple of references while I made sure he was settled in, and I decided to take one last stab at a completely obscure reference which I'd spent hours failing to track down. And this time, I hit the magic combination of keywords!

Turns out the author's name was heavily corrupted, in ways which are impossible to predict. Well, maybe the corruption would make sense to a Swedish speaker. But anyway, I tracked the bugger down!

There's at least one other that I think is just impossible, though. I may end up turning to the Fora.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 09, 2025, 06:31:10 AM
Not much time today, but I'll chase down a few more and start writing up a referee report.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: darkstarrynight on June 09, 2025, 08:59:26 PM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 08, 2025, 12:56:37 AMWhen I'm back from a London conference, I should get back my copyedits and will do the final round of proofing the next week or two, get Book 2 to the press, and then go on holiday (vacation)!  This book is the last obligation I have for a long while, though I have another book contract which will be the activity for the next academic year.  I'm thinking as I'm now retired, this will be the last book for me.

Congratulations! How exciting!

I am at a conference now, and since my podcast episode about the forthcoming book came out today, I sent an email with the podcast link and a discount for book pre-orders to the organization's listserv. This organization is different than the one who is copublishing the book, but the fields are similar. It is fun to talk to people about it in person, but a shame the book is coming out in a few weeks instead of while I am here!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 10, 2025, 06:57:58 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 09, 2025, 06:31:10 AMNot much time today, but I'll chase down a few more and start writing up a referee report.

1300 words of the report. Nearly done.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 10, 2025, 06:58:26 AM
Finishing that report today, plus some T4 chasing, and maybe starting to read for the second report.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 10, 2025, 09:59:34 AM
Quote from: darkstarrynight on June 09, 2025, 08:59:26 PM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 08, 2025, 12:56:37 AMWhen I'm back from a London conference, I should get back my copyedits and will do the final round of proofing the next week or two, get Book 2 to the press, and then go on holiday (vacation)!  This book is the last obligation I have for a long while, though I have another book contract which will be the activity for the next academic year.  I'm thinking as I'm now retired, this will be the last book for me.

Congratulations! How exciting!

I am at a conference now, and since my podcast episode about the forthcoming book came out today, I sent an email with the podcast link and a discount for book pre-orders to the organization's listserv. This organization is different than the one who is copublishing the book, but the fields are similar. It is fun to talk to people about it in person, but a shame the book is coming out in a few weeks instead of while I am here!

Podcasts are great ways to publicise your work. Let's hope it spreads the word to your colleagues about your book.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 10, 2025, 11:44:35 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 10, 2025, 06:58:26 AMFinishing that report today, plus some T4 chasing, and maybe starting to read for the second report.

Done (R&R).
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 11, 2025, 06:19:08 AM
Chasing down more ancient quotes material for T4, reading for the second report, and more of the departmental housecleaning.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 11, 2025, 11:26:21 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 11, 2025, 06:19:08 AMChasing down more ancient quotes material for T4, reading for the second report, and more of the departmental housecleaning.

Some of all.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 12, 2025, 06:48:57 AM
Time will be short today. Just gonna do some more tracking down for T4, and reading for the second referee report.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: darkstarrynight on June 12, 2025, 09:16:35 AM
I got back from a conference yesterday but forgot to share that I was in a session and got a text from my spouse to check my email. I could not believe it, but our manuscript which we have been waiting for almost a year for feedback/a decision was accepted with minor revisions! This will be their first publication since they are not in academia. We have to update it a little since some of what we wrote about it is already obsolete (tech-related) but now my sibling (who has a doctorate in my field) is jealous because hu and I have never written together!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 12, 2025, 10:13:56 AM
that's awesome news darkstarrynight. Congratulations!

I am in the thick of proofing a very big edition.  I have done 100 pages, 500 pages to go. All the footnotes are proofread, but it is the text.  All nitpicking.  I am hoping to get this done before vacation in about 2 weeks. It will be close.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 12, 2025, 11:14:41 PM
Quote from: darkstarrynight on June 12, 2025, 09:16:35 AMI got back from a conference yesterday but forgot to share that I was in a session and got a text from my spouse to check my email. I could not believe it, but our manuscript which we have been waiting for almost a year for feedback/a decision was accepted with minor revisions! This will be their first publication since they are not in academia. We have to update it a little since some of what we wrote about it is already obsolete (tech-related) but now my sibling (who has a doctorate in my field) is jealous because hu and I have never written together!

Well done!

Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 12, 2025, 06:48:57 AMTime will be short today. Just gonna do some more tracking down for T4, and reading for the second referee report.

Did those.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 13, 2025, 09:26:34 AM
More of the same today.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 13, 2025, 03:24:11 PM
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PMRemaining 2025 goals:
  • Book #1 (solo) - submit full draft to the publisher (due in December)
  • Book #2 - draft proposal
  • Paper #1 (with colleague A) - draft and present it at conferences in July and September
  • Paper #2 (with colleague B) - draft and submit to special issue (due in August)
  • Paper #3 (with colleague C) - finish draft and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 (with colleague E) - draft and submit to special issue (due in June)
  • Grant #1 (with colleagues F, G, H) - develop and, if we can all agree, submit proposal
  • Paper #5 (with colleagues I, J, K) - R&R due in October

June goals:
  • Book #1 - conduct interviews and incorporate interview data
  • Paper #3 - finalize and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 - finalize and submit to journal

Stretch goals:
  • Book #1 - format for publisher
  • Book #2 - work on proposal
  • Work on paper #5



Got an R&R today, so adding it to my list.

Still hoping to get paper #4 out the door this weekend, but waiting on my coauthor, so finished up a draft of my proposal Book #2 today instead. Not sure when I'll actually have time to write the book, but perhaps I can chip away at the margins until my time opens up.

Really need to focus on Book #1 starting next week (been procrastinating a bit on that one lately).
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 13, 2025, 10:29:44 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 13, 2025, 09:26:34 AMMore of the same today.

Nearly done with T4. The referee reading is going very slowly. Sigh.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 14, 2025, 05:44:35 AM
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, did 50 pages of proofing the book length edition. each day.  A lot of looking at manuscript and checking the transcription, rinse and repeat.  Luckily, so far  nothing major..just typos, a couple words. Only 550 pages left to go! (Urgh).  That said, I will be mighty glad to get this edition out of my hair.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 14, 2025, 07:33:03 AM
Not much time today; will try to finish tracking down the citations in T4, and if I can make progress on the referee reading.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 14, 2025, 04:58:17 PM
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PMRemaining 2025 goals:
  • Book #1 (solo) - submit full draft to the publisher (due in December)
  • Book #2 - draft proposal
  • Paper #1 (with colleague A) - draft and present it at conferences in July and September
  • Paper #2 (with colleague B) - draft and submit to special issue (due in August)
  • Paper #3 (with colleague C) - finish draft and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 (with colleague E) - draft and submit to special issue (due in June)
  • Grant #1 (with colleagues F, G, H) - develop and, if we can all agree, submit proposal
  • Paper #5 (with colleagues I, J, K) - R&R due in October

June goals:
  • Book #1 - conduct interviews and incorporate interview data
  • Paper #3 - finalize and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 - finalize and submit to journal

Stretch goals:
  • Book #1 - format for publisher
  • Book #2 - work on proposal
  • Work on paper #5



Paper #4 is out.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 14, 2025, 11:19:17 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 14, 2025, 07:33:03 AMNot much time today; will try to finish tracking down the citations in T4, and if I can make progress on the referee reading.

Didn't quite make it (figuring out that an attribution to Naevius was actually supposed to be Terence took... a while). There are still a couple of mystery references, too. But you can only do so much, and when someone is loosely translating a roughly approximated memory of a text...
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 15, 2025, 10:50:29 AM
Just finishing the chasing down today.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 15, 2025, 11:40:46 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 15, 2025, 10:50:29 AMJust finishing the chasing down today.

Done.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 16, 2025, 06:48:36 AM
Not going to have much time today, so reading for the referee report, I guess.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 16, 2025, 11:57:08 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 14, 2025, 05:44:35 AMWednesday, Thursday, Friday, did 50 pages of proofing the book length edition. each day.  A lot of looking at manuscript and checking the transcription, rinse and repeat.  Luckily, so far  nothing major..just typos, a couple words. Only 550 pages left to go! (Urgh).  That said, I will be mighty glad to get this edition out of my hair.

Did another 50 pages today and happily realised that I've already done 250 pages of the rest in previous checks with a colleague. So that cuts the work down a lot. So, 250 pages left.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 16, 2025, 11:17:06 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 16, 2025, 06:48:36 AMNot going to have much time today, so reading for the referee report, I guess.

Only a little bit, but I did a little work on the book proposal and sorted my benefits allocation and an expense report that had to go through a very confusing system (where the instructions only loosely track what you have to do).
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 17, 2025, 07:52:40 AM
I'd like to finish that bloody reading for the referee report today.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 17, 2025, 11:20:12 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 16, 2025, 11:57:08 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 14, 2025, 05:44:35 AMWednesday, Thursday, Friday, did 50 pages of proofing the book length edition. each day.  A lot of looking at manuscript and checking the transcription, rinse and repeat.  Luckily, so far  nothing major..just typos, a couple words. Only 550 pages left to go! (Urgh).  That said, I will be mighty glad to get this edition out of my hair.

Did another 50 pages today and happily realised that I've already done 250 pages of the rest in previous checks with a colleague. So that cuts the work down a lot. So, 250 pages left.

Another 50 pages down today, 200 to go.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 17, 2025, 03:51:13 PM
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PMRemaining 2025 goals:
  • Book #1 (solo) - submit full draft to the publisher (due in December)
  • Book #2 - draft proposal
  • Paper #1 (with colleague A) - draft and present it at conferences in July and September
  • Paper #2 (with colleague B) - draft and submit to special issue (due in August)
  • Paper #3 (with colleague C) - finish draft and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 (with colleague E) - draft and submit to special issue (due in June)
  • Grant #1 (with colleagues F, G, H) - develop and, if we can all agree, submit proposal
  • Paper #5 (with colleagues I, J, K) - R&R due in October

June goals:
  • Book #1 - conduct interviews and incorporate interview data
  • Paper #3 - finalize and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 - finalize and submit to journal

Stretch goals:
  • Book #1 - format for publisher
  • Book #2 - work on proposal
  • Work on paper #5



Paper #3 is out.

Also did an interview for book #1, and have another scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: darkstarrynight on June 17, 2025, 09:14:57 PM
Sun_Worshiper, congrats on the R&R! I have delayed working on the minor revisions so I could finish a book that needed to be returned the library today. I am traveling tomorrow so I will not be able to get anything done.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 17, 2025, 10:56:08 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 17, 2025, 07:52:40 AMI'd like to finish that bloody reading for the referee report today.

Finished, and wrote and submitted the report.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 18, 2025, 08:16:29 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 17, 2025, 11:20:12 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 16, 2025, 11:57:08 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 14, 2025, 05:44:35 AMWednesday, Thursday, Friday, did 50 pages of proofing the book length edition. each day.  A lot of looking at manuscript and checking the transcription, rinse and repeat.  Luckily, so far  nothing major..just typos, a couple words. Only 550 pages left to go! (Urgh).  That said, I will be mighty glad to get this edition out of my hair.

Did another 50 pages today and happily realised that I've already done 250 pages of the rest in previous checks with a colleague. So that cuts the work down a lot. So, 250 pages left.

Another 50 pages down today, 200 to go.

Another 50 pages today, 150 to go.  After 6 days of proofing all day, I am getting tired.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 18, 2025, 11:10:37 AM
Tidying up the T4 proposal today, and maybe also working on one of the chapters I'll owe next year.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 18, 2025, 10:47:44 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 18, 2025, 11:10:37 AMTidying up the T4 proposal today, and maybe also working on one of the chapters I'll owe next year.

Did the former. It's ready to go out (I'll send it Friday or Monday, though).
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 19, 2025, 10:42:52 AM
I'd like to work on that chapter, although I'm feeling the pull of converting my last conference talk into a paper...
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 19, 2025, 01:35:01 PM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 18, 2025, 08:16:29 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 17, 2025, 11:20:12 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 16, 2025, 11:57:08 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 14, 2025, 05:44:35 AMWednesday, Thursday, Friday, did 50 pages of proofing the book length edition. each day.  A lot of looking at manuscript and checking the transcription, rinse and repeat.  Luckily, so far  nothing major..just typos, a couple words. Only 550 pages left to go! (Urgh).  That said, I will be mighty glad to get this edition out of my hair.

Did another 50 pages today and happily realised that I've already done 250 pages of the rest in previous checks with a colleague. So that cuts the work down a lot. So, 250 pages left.

Another 50 pages down today, 200 to go.

Another 50 pages today, 150 to go.  After 6 days of proofing all day, I am getting tired.

Did a spurt. So only 50 more pages to go.  I will do my best, but I'm starting to get ocular migraines, and think it is about time just to turn this beast in.  it has been checked twice, and the notes copyedted by an outside party and me, so....  I hope by tomorrow afternoon to send it to the publisher, and then I can have my vacation next week guilt free.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 19, 2025, 10:14:19 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 19, 2025, 10:42:52 AMI'd like to work on that chapter, although I'm feeling the pull of converting my last conference talk into a paper...

About 800 words of the new paper, 200 of the chapter (but I also sorted out my notes on the subject from previous publications).
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 20, 2025, 07:59:34 AM
Book 2 with its corrections is now submitted to the press.  Yippeee! The summer beckons. I am making myself as lazy as possible.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 20, 2025, 11:24:51 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 20, 2025, 07:59:34 AMBook 2 with its corrections is now submitted to the press.  Yippeee! The summer beckons. I am making myself as lazy as possible.

Congratulations!


For my part, I'll send the proposal today and work on the chapter, but time is short.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 20, 2025, 09:50:02 PM
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PMRemaining 2025 goals:
  • Book #1 (solo) - submit full draft to the publisher (due in December)
  • Book #2 - draft proposal
  • Paper #1 (with colleague A) - draft and present it at conferences in July and September
  • Paper #2 (with colleague B) - draft and submit to special issue (due in August)
  • Paper #3 (with colleague C) - finish draft and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 (with colleague E) - draft and submit to special issue (due in June)
  • Grant #1 (with colleagues F, G, H) - develop and, if we can all agree, submit proposal
  • Paper #5 (with colleagues I, J, K) - R&R due in October

June goals:
  • Book #1 - conduct interviews and incorporate interview data
  • Paper #3 - finalize and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 - finalize and submit to journal

Stretch goals:
  • Book #1 - format for publisher
  • Book #2 - work on proposal
  • Work on paper #5



Worked on book formatting the last few days and done for the moment (will do the remaining items later this year before submitting to publisher).

Also did another interview and have one more lined up next week.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 20, 2025, 11:59:10 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 20, 2025, 11:24:51 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 20, 2025, 07:59:34 AMBook 2 with its corrections is now submitted to the press.  Yippeee! The summer beckons. I am making myself as lazy as possible.

Congratulations!


For my part, I'll send the proposal today and work on the chapter, but time is short.

Thank you.  Good luck with your chapter and proposal!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 21, 2025, 12:23:30 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 20, 2025, 11:24:51 AM
Quote from: Minervabird on June 20, 2025, 07:59:34 AMBook 2 with its corrections is now submitted to the press.  Yippeee! The summer beckons. I am making myself as lazy as possible.

Congratulations!


For my part, I'll send the proposal today and work on the chapter, but time is short.

Proposal sent, some chapter work done, some of conference paper, and a titch of T5.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 21, 2025, 08:03:31 AM
Not feeling it today, and time will be short, so some reading for the chapter.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 22, 2025, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 21, 2025, 08:03:31 AMNot feeling it today, and time will be short, so some reading for the chapter.

Did that.

Today, no time, but I got a new referee request which I can do very quickly, so I'll look at that.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 22, 2025, 10:24:29 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 22, 2025, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 21, 2025, 08:03:31 AMNot feeling it today, and time will be short, so some reading for the chapter.

Did that.

Today, no time, but I got a new referee request which I can do very quickly, so I'll look at that.

Sent in the report, read a torch and did a teensy bit of work on B2.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 23, 2025, 06:38:43 AM
Hatchling woke up at the crack of dawn, so I won't have much time for anything today. Maybe a tiny bit of the chapter. Alas, I also had to decline an invitation for a keynote in Italy this November, because of Hatchling 2.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 23, 2025, 10:54:00 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 23, 2025, 06:38:43 AMHatchling woke up at the crack of dawn, so I won't have much time for anything today. Maybe a tiny bit of the chapter. Alas, I also had to decline an invitation for a keynote in Italy this November, because of Hatchling 2.

Snuck in a bit of B2, and a chunk of reading for the first of the invited chapters.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 24, 2025, 10:49:10 PM
Did a bit more B2, reading for the chapter.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 24, 2025, 11:23:18 PM
Vacation starts today, so a research break for a few weeks! Happy summer!
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 25, 2025, 06:50:03 AM
More of the same today.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: secundem_artem on June 25, 2025, 02:25:56 PM
Asking for some advice/guidance here.

In my field, it's pretty normal to publish in an open access, page charges kind of journal published by some of the big international publishing houses. They generally claim quick review and fairly rapid publication.  Usually about 6 months from submission to publication.

So......  I submitted a paper in January and by March 21, the handling editor had received 1 reviewer's comments and was waiting on the 2nd reviewer. Since then, bupkis. 

The web site has a "email us" link. I've used it a couple of times to suggest either the editor find another reviewer or make the decision based on their own judgement and a single review. I've been polite and professional with all my communications with them. I'm an academic editor for another large online journal and have used a single review to make a decision when needed. I received a fulsome apology each time - probably from some low level minion in a back office in Asia. Last week, I found the email address for the editor in chief and contacted them. Radio silence.

So....  do I continue to wait as a result of sunk costs or do I withdraw the paper and try again elsewhere.  From what I have read on the fora, some fields may take nearly forever to complete peer review but that's much less common in mine (health related).  Am I being overly impatient?  Thoughts and suggestions?

Thanks.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 25, 2025, 10:28:55 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 25, 2025, 06:50:03 AMMore of the same today.

About 1k words on the new paper, plus a bit of reading for the chapter.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 26, 2025, 04:49:49 AM
Quote from: secundem_artem on June 25, 2025, 02:25:56 PMAsking for some advice/guidance here.

In my field, it's pretty normal to publish in an open access, page charges kind of journal published by some of the big international publishing houses. They generally claim quick review and fairly rapid publication.  Usually about 6 months from submission to publication.

So......  I submitted a paper in January and by March 21, the handling editor had received 1 reviewer's comments and was waiting on the 2nd reviewer. Since then, bupkis. 

The web site has a "email us" link. I've used it a couple of times to suggest either the editor find another reviewer or make the decision based on their own judgement and a single review. I've been polite and professional with all my communications with them. I'm an academic editor for another large online journal and have used a single review to make a decision when needed. I received a fulsome apology each time - probably from some low level minion in a back office in Asia. Last week, I found the email address for the editor in chief and contacted them. Radio silence.

So....  do I continue to wait as a result of sunk costs or do I withdraw the paper and try again elsewhere.  From what I have read on the fora, some fields may take nearly forever to complete peer review but that's much less common in mine (health related).  Am I being overly impatient?  Thoughts and suggestions?

Thanks.

I was an Editor in Chief for a quarterly. Email them again. I sometimes got a bit overwhelmed with getting reviewers if the journal was really busy. They are probably having a really hard time getting reviewer 2.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 26, 2025, 10:27:03 AM
I made good progress on the paper yesterday, so I'll do more today. If it's roughly ship-shape by the time Hatchling 2 hatches, then it'll help buy me some publication breathing room for the next while. ('course, the books and translations do that, too). But I like for the pipeline to be full, and who knows about the two chapters I have to write.

Will also read for the chapter.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 27, 2025, 12:21:07 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 26, 2025, 10:27:03 AMI made good progress on the paper yesterday, so I'll do more today. If it's roughly ship-shape by the time Hatchling 2 hatches, then it'll help buy me some publication breathing room for the next while. ('course, the books and translations do that, too). But I like for the pipeline to be full, and who knows about the two chapters I have to write.

Will also read for the chapter.

Managed another 700.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 27, 2025, 12:07:37 PM
Maybe a little more today? Don't expect much time.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 27, 2025, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 27, 2025, 12:07:37 PMMaybe a little more today? Don't expect much time.

Got in 500 words.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 28, 2025, 09:36:21 AM
Just gonna finish reading a thing for the chapter today. Not much time to do stuff.

Oh, also gonna pre-record a few videos for September.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 29, 2025, 01:03:47 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 28, 2025, 09:36:21 AMJust gonna finish reading a thing for the chapter today. Not much time to do stuff.

Oh, also gonna pre-record a few videos for September.

Did the recordings, didn't get to the reading.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Parasaurolophus on June 29, 2025, 07:12:38 AM
H2 is on its way, so that's the end of this month's work. We'll see how I get on next month.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Minervabird on June 29, 2025, 07:47:37 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 29, 2025, 07:12:38 AMH2 is on its way, so that's the end of this month's work. We'll see how I get on next month.

All the best to you with H2.
Title: Re: June Research Thread
Post by: Sun_Worshiper on June 30, 2025, 08:32:01 AM
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on June 01, 2025, 09:59:16 PMRemaining 2025 goals:
  • Book #1 (solo) - submit full draft to the publisher (due in December)
  • Book #2 - draft proposal
  • Paper #1 (with colleague A) - draft and present it at conferences in July and September
  • Paper #2 (with colleague B) - draft and submit to special issue (due in August)
  • Paper #3 (with colleague C) - finish draft and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 (with colleague E) - revise and submit to new journal
  • Grant #1 (with colleagues F, G, H) - develop and, if we can all agree, submit proposal
  • Paper #5 (with colleagues I, J, K) - R&R due in October

June goals:
  • Book #1 - conduct interviews and incorporate interview data
  • Paper #3 - finalize and submit to journal
  • Paper #4 - finalize and submit to journal

Stretch goals:
  • Book #1 - format for publisher
  • Book #2 - work on proposal
  • Work on paper #5



Woke up to a desk rejection, so it is back on the 2025 list.