I Have a Research Support System

Before I knew it, it was late December.

The new week is also the first week of school exam month.

Xu Qiu only has three courses this semester. One is the compulsory course "Production Internship".

The grades just came out, Xu Qiu got an A, but this course only has 1 credit, it didn't change his grade point.

One is a professional elective course "Medical Polymer Materials", which is arranged on Friday morning.

The exam for this course is scheduled for the first ten days of January, and it is an open-book exam, so you don't need to invest too much time in reviewing.

There is also a degree professional course "Nanomaterials", which is the class on Wednesday morning.

Xu Qiu skipped this class quite a few times this semester, and he plans to arrange more review time.

For general degree professional courses, if you usually listen carefully to the class, you can review it for about three days before the exam. He plans to set aside a whole week for reviewing "Nanomaterials".

If you spend less time reviewing, you won’t be able to fail a subject, but if you get a grade of C or D, it won’t look very good on your transcript.

Considering that the exam is in mid-January, there is no need to be so anxious. It will start almost on January 10. After all, it is best to arrange the review a few days before the exam.

Therefore, Xu Qiu continued to stay in the laboratory this week according to his usual habit, instead of asking for a month off like last semester.

Han Jiaying didn't have many courses this semester, and she hadn't finished her experiments yet, so she also chose to stay in the laboratory.

Most of the time this week, Xu Qiu still took his school girl to do experiments together.

It is not a small test for her to complete one experiment a day, large and small.

After all, she is not as systematic as Xu Qiu. When she forgets about the experimental operation, she can call the holographic image study at any time.

However, she has a good habit of taking notes at any time. Whenever she comes into contact with a new experiment, she will use a special experiment notebook to write down the key experimental steps and precautions.

Although the method is relatively stupid, it is very effective.

Coupled with Xu Qiu's guidance, Han Jiaying's scientific research skills improved very quickly.

...

Chen Wanqing's work has also made great progress after several weeks of experiments.

One day, she held a laptop, found Xu Qiu, and said, "Student, are you free, let's discuss together?"

"Okay," Xu Qiu took the senior sister's computer, flipped through the experimental data compiled in the PPT, and commented:

"The data is quite complete. The data of the two forms of solution and thin film mentioned above are available. The key light absorption spectrum images also look good. The distinction under different temperature conditions is obvious, and the data from the transmission electron microscope can also be obtained. That’s right, the workload and novelty are okay, so you can consider posting a Communication.”

Putting down the mouse, Xu Qiu raised his head and said, "Senior sister, what do you think, this article is still very stable in the second district, or are you planning to go to the first district?"

The senior didn't think for long, and replied directly: "It's better to be steady, I plan to vote for AELM."

Obviously, she already had the answer in her heart, and then she added:

"When we ordered medicines before, didn't we suspect that we collided with other research groups for experiments? Although no similar work has been published until now, it cannot be ruled out that related experiments may be followed up by other research groups. .”

"That's true. The work of our P4T series is still faster. Fortunately, the main work has been published on AM. It would be funny if their articles were transferred to us for review. It's gone." Xu Qiu said.

"Don't say it, it's quite possible," Chen Wanqing explained:

"Most journals have very high level editors. They are familiar with the field they are responsible for. They will also search for relevant literature when looking for reviewers. If they find that they are highly relevant to published work, they will either reject the manuscript directly, or There is a high probability that authors of related work will be found as reviewers.”

Xu Qiu nodded. I heard from Wu Feifei before that she was the first person to "add ammonium chloride additive to perovskite". After the article was published, she received a review of similar work.

Senior sister's work, Xu Qiu, has already helped to review, but she has no intention of leaving. He looked at her suspiciously. Could it be that there are other things?

Chen Wanqing hesitated for a moment, and said, "There is one more thing. I want you to help me write the summary and help me revise the text."

"Okay," Xu Qiu agreed without hesitation. It turns out that my senior is waiting for me here.

Then he added with a smile: "But you have to finish writing the text first."

"Okay, then it's settled."

...

Regarding the review, I needed to discuss it with Mr. Wei, so Xu Qiu went to 218.

After entering the door, Xu Qiu cut to the chase and said, "Teacher Wei, after finishing the article in my hand, I plan to write a review to sort out the current development status of the non-fullerene field and pave the way for future work."

Wei Xingsi sat at the desk, thought for a moment, knocked on the table twice, and said, "Sure, let me help you and ask, what journal are you planning to submit to?"

"AFM?" Xu Qiu asked tentatively.

"AFM is not impossible. In fact, I prefer the new issue of ACS Energy Letter, which was submitted by Tian Qing. After all, the new issue is relatively short of manuscripts, and the rejection rate will be slightly higher. Of course, if AFM can be published, Then you must choose to send AFM." After a pause, Teacher Wei continued:

"Anyway, you should write a proposal first. Then I will contact the editors of these two journals and see what they say."

"Okay, how do you write the plan?" Xu Qiu asked. It was the first time he had heard of the plan. Although it can be roughly analyzed from the literal meaning, what should be asked should be asked clearly. as well.

"As for the proposal, you can contact Wu Feifei. Her previous EES review was written after we submitted the proposal to the editor of the EES journal and got the editor's approval." Teacher Wei explained:

"In fact, the cover letter of the proposal is somewhat similar to the article, which is to write out the key points and highlights, such as the necessity of writing this review, the main content of the review, and the difference between this review and other reviews in the same field. "

"Understood." Xu Qiu nodded, almost as he expected.

Parting, Wei Xingsi gave Xu Qiu a can of coconut juice, and smiled and encouraged:

"The performance this semester is good, keep it up."