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A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
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RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Torsten > 27-05-2019, 08:07 PM
(26-05-2019, 08:08 AM)davidjackson Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Mod note: I have split this thread to put all discussion of the paper into its own thread which You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
I suggest that you either add the name of A. Schinner or remove my name from the name of the new thread. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
-JKP- > 27-05-2019, 08:10 PM
It's considered courteous to quote the names in the same order that they appear on the original paper.
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On a general note...
In the case of student papers, it is particularly important to respect the order. It's difficult for students to get published, so they sometimes ask a professor if he/she will "sponsor" the student to help get a paper published. Sometimes the student does 100% of the work and the professor's name is really only there to help the student get a foot in the door. So it takes a lot away from the student who did the research if people switch the order of the names around and give the major credit to the professor (who sometimes contributes nothing other than the name).
I noticed when the press reported on the research of Hauer and Kondrak, most of them switched the names around (probably because Kondrak was the older researcher), but it's considered impolite to do so. A lot of discussion goes on when deciding the order of names on research papers and it's best to respect that order. I don't know how much Kondrak contributed (maybe a little, maybe a lot), but I have seen situations where the professor had no involvement in the research, the work was entirely done by the student (usually a grad student). -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Torsten > 27-05-2019, 08:17 PM
(27-05-2019, 08:10 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.It's considered courteous to quote the names in the same order that they appear on the original paper.
I noticed when the press reported on the research of Hauer and Kondrak, most of them switched the names around (probably because Kondrak was the older researcher), but it's considered impolite to do so. A lot of discussion goes on when deciding the order of names on research papers and it's best to respect that order.
If you don't want to write both names it would also be possible to write "Timm et al.". For instance You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is handling it this way. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Koen G > 27-05-2019, 08:18 PM
I took the lazy option and just removed the name. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
-JKP- > 27-05-2019, 08:18 PM
Yes, thanks for mentioning that, Torsten.
Often what I do is write both names if there are two, and first name, et al if there are more than two, but that's just a matter of personal preference. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Torsten > 27-05-2019, 08:24 PM
(25-05-2019, 11:03 PM)Anton Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(offtopic)
Quote:The APC price for an open access article in Cryptologia would be USD 2950. Please understand that I can't afford this sum.
As a side note, I fail to understand why should one pay thousands of bucks to publish an open access article when one can just publish it in the internet for free!
OK, peer reviews and all that, but recently we have seen a vivid peer reviewed example, and there are much more.
I believe the peer review system as it is will anytime soon give way to post-publication community critique. The whole model of scientific publication will be changed.
Please note that I have already published two open access articles. They are available on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Torsten > 27-05-2019, 08:29 PM
(26-05-2019, 06:13 AM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.While my opinion of this work is along the same lines as Emma's, I do see that there are very interesting statistics that still lack an explanation.
More importantly, this topic is so much more worthy of discussion than the recent paper about proto-Romance.
What is your opinion based on? -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Anton > 27-05-2019, 08:50 PM
(27-05-2019, 08:24 PM)Torsten Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Please note that I have already published two open access articles. They are available on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
Hi Torsten, yes of course I'm aware of that. My comment was in no way personal, but just a general observation on the "open access" model. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
Anton > 27-05-2019, 08:55 PM
(27-05-2019, 08:18 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Often what I do is write both names if there are two, and first name, et al if there are more than two, but that's just a matter of personal preference.
Usually up to three or even four authors are mentioned expressly, and if there are 4-5 or more then it goes in the "et alii" fashion. "Et alii" is really for those cases when the author list runs beyond the horizon. It's always better to mention the authors expressly. When it is A and B, it's unfair to have it "A et. al.", let alone it violates the grammar. -
RE: A possible generating algorithm of the Voynich manuscript
-JKP- > 27-05-2019, 09:32 PM
Torsten Wrote:If you don't want to write both names it would also be possible to write "Timm et al.". For instance You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is handling it this way. "
(27-05-2019, 08:55 PM)Anton Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(27-05-2019, 08:18 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Often what I do is write both names if there are two, and first name, et al if there are more than two, but that's just a matter of personal preference.
Usually up to three or even four authors are mentioned expressly, and if there are 4-5 or more then it goes in the "et alii" fashion. "Et alii" is really for those cases when the author list runs beyond the horizon. It's always better to mention the authors expressly. When it is A and B, it's unfair to have it "A et. al.", let alone it violates the grammar.
Will do.