Hi everyone,
After a bit of lurking, I thought it might be good to join this thread.
I am nearing the finishing line, I am struggling big time - so goals are good :)

Goal for today:
have another look at literature review/introduction and aim to have it finished by the end of next week.

Hi Cakeman,
I am no expert on this, but I think that all publishing is good publishing! Impact Factors are not everything - have a look around and you might find another journal that is appropirate and with a high if. I guess depending on what you where you want to work, you will need publications, so as you have already done the PhD work, you might as well get a publication out of it.
Not sure about the reference question - my advice is check with the journal that you are hoping to submit to.
Best of luck, FM

Sounds doable to me, just depends on how quickly your sups get back to you...

Go for it!

So true Sneaks! I'm a bit concerned that I'll get out into the real world and not be able to do it!

But, I met with my sup today, and we talked through the paper, and have decided to split the results into 2 papers. She thinks that I was trying to put too much info into one paper and that was why is was getting a bit muddled. So back to reanalysing the data...
:-)

Hi Jj2010,
I have studied both full time and part time - and tried to fit work in both ways. You will have to check with your university, but a full time student at my uni must be doing their PhD 4 days a week, and is only allowed to work 2 days a week (so work on a weekend day), whereas a part time PhD only has to commit 2 days a week to their study.
I much prefer full time study, especially at the beginning of your candidature, as it means that my mind is fully on the task, and when I was part time I really just tried to fit more into my days.
The other thing is that you can always change if things in your life change.
Best of luck, FM

Thanks for your advice Algaequeen. I think I am just feeling a little frazzled today, and her email got me at a bad time. I know that I am luckier than others because she does read my work - it is just the negatives that I am having trouble dealing with today. Thanks again :)

Thanks Sneaks! Nice to know that I am not alone.
Yikes 10 years! I don't think that I can last that long. You might be right about her wanting to get the publications out there - but I would really like a little bit of traning so that I can actually have the confidence and the knowlege to write the papers without her.

I can believe that you have been told not to write up your thesis - how do you keep it in perspective?

Hi, I'm new to this forum and like the title says I'm a little stressed.
I am doing my PhD by publication. I have 2 papers accepted 1 under review and 2 in the stages of drafting. I am hoping to submit at the end of the year, so I'm also working on my linking chapters (as I will use my papers as 'chapters').
But I seem to be having a massive crisis of confidence. My sup has no positive words to say (ever) about my work and basically re-writes everything that I give her - not changing the ideas, but just changing the words to her style (eg, changing 'while' to 'whilst').
Today, after sending her an article 3 weeks ago to have a look at (she said that she would have it back to my in 5 days, but whatever), she tells me that "It needs a heap of work. Hopefully will only take me a couple of days" :-( Why does she say things like that? Why not say 'it is looking OK, lets talk about it.
I am normally a confident person, but her constant criticism, not constructive at all, is starting to get me down.
Sorry for the woe is me post, just needed to get it off my chest.
Thanks