Scientist’s Guide to Academic Etiquette
Dr. Kyu Ho Youm wants to share this CHE article Scientist’s Guide to Academic Etiquette with KACA members.
– During your campus interview, don’t give different, completely inconsistent answers to different people depending on your perception of their position in the department or university hierarchy.
– For applicants: If someone writes a letter of reference for you, let them know the outcome of your applications, or at least ask if they want to be informed.- For authors: Before submitting anything for review, notify all of the co-authors and give them a chance to comment on the manuscript that bears their names. This is an ethics issue, not an etiquette matter.
– For everyone: Thank people who help you, even if it is their job to do so, or you think it is their job to do so. There is a chance that you may be misinformed.
– For everyone who attends conferences: If you see someone you want to talk to at a conference and that person is already in a conversation, try to join in, or ask politely if you can interrupt. Do not simply start talking as if the other person doesn’t exist
