FAQ

Is ScholarlyMinds useful for me?

We hope so! ScholaryMinds is designed for people involved in the academic world; this includes researchers in any field, at any level and anywhere. It also includes support staff, librarians, organisers of academic events, academic job seekers and recruiters. It provides a platform and community to share research, opinions and opportunities. We expect that ScholarlyMinds will have something to offer to all members of the academic community.

How much does it cost to use ScholarlyMinds?

ScholarlyMinds is completely free for users. In the future we may include charges for institutions or activities such as advertisments of conferences, jobs and events.

Why do I have to register?

You need to register so that we can create an account in ScholarlyMinds for you. This account allows you to access and control the information that you share with the ScholarlyMinds community; for instance, your research, postings, groups, private messages, or any other information that you may post on the site. Although we encourage our members to fill in details about themselves and their research interests, any information you add to your profile is entirely optional, controlled via the privacy settings and you can remove it at any time. If you have privacy concerns please refer to our privacy policy or contact privacy@scholarlyminds.com

How can I unregister?

You can always change but also permanently delete your user profile on ScholarlyMinds. Just follew the "edit profile" link and navigate to the "account details" tab.

Can I specify which profile detials are visable to others?

ScholarlyMinds is designed in such a way that it is always the user who makes the final decision about which data will be visible to others. In the privacy section of your account (follow the "edit profile" link and look for the "privacy" tab), you will find a number of settings to control visibility of various parts of your profile information.

What if I finish my academic life?

If you have completed your academic life but are staying on in a related research area, you can still keep your profile. Even if you are leaving academia permanently but you want to leave a record of your research behind for the benefit of the ScholarlyMinds community. Alternatively, you can delete your profile.

I cannot find my ScholarlyMinds public page on a search engine

Google (and other search engines) uses a ‘robot’ agent that crawls the Internet looking for new pages. Sometimes it takes a fews days for Google to reach your page and update its index with the new page. However, if you link to your ScholarlyMinds page from the website of your department or college, that will speed up this process (since Google explores the links from sites such as a University). It will also mean that your ScholarlyMinds page appears significantly higher up in search results.

How do I access my external profile?

Please click on your name on the top right hand corner of any page to view your user profile. That is essentially the page others will see, but the actual content displayed depends on your privacy settings, as well as their status within ScholarlyMinds (user in your address book, registered user, non-registered user).

How do I specify search parameters?

apples pears oranges	apples and pears and oranges
"apples are nice"	complete phrase
apples OR pears	apples or pears
apples -oranges	apples, not oranges

How do I report abuse?

Please contact us! abuse@scholarlyminds.com