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> quoting a reviewer: "This paper lacks math." Why didn't you place the additional detail in an appendix, so as to not detract from the main points?
by chestervonwinch 10y ago
> quoting a reviewer: "This paper lacks math."
Why didn't you place the additional detail in an appendix, so as to not detract from the main points?
- beambot 10y agoMost journals have very strict page limits. (Also: The mathematical underpinnings are related to radar systems, whereas the application is in robotics. The amount of background information to bring a roboticist up to speed would've consumed entire papers or books -- some of which were previously published by myself & other coauthors.)
- ylem 10y agoIn my field (physics) I find that an increasing number of journals allow supplemental materials. You provide the main story in the text, but can add a lot in the supplemental materials. For example, suppose we have discovered a new material with some exciting properties. There is a fair amount of characterization that we do just to convince ourselves that we made what we think we made. A lot of this can go into the supplemental materials for those that want to make sure that we have done the standard sanity checks. A long time ago, you would write a short letter, then a longer report. That fell away, but I am really a fan of supplemental materials when used correctly.