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Tagged with independent-researcher journals
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'Decision on process' directly from with editor [duplicate]
I have submitted my original research manuscript to a reputed journal in Elsevier, initially it showed with editor and after 5 days it started showing decision in process.Its been 20 days since it ...
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Is it true that people willingly provide their articles that were published in journals?
I live in a third world country. I barely make ends meet so I cannot afford to go to college. However my passion for academics never died so I kept self learning with online materials. However beyond ...
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Finding a career as a researcher without any PhD, work experience, and/or relevant academic degree
I call myself an "independent researcher", however, I have no relevant academic degree in the field in which I do research (physics, especially relativity, and electromagnetism). I just ...
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Problems with institution in the submission process of a paper to "Annalen der Physik"
I wanted to the submit my newly written paper (my first paper) in the prestigious physical journal "Annalen der Physik". Incidentally, a problem arose. I filled out all of the boxes except ...
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Do scientific journals accept non-specialized research? [duplicate]
I have a new idea in physics and I used simple equations that I learned in high school and YouTube. Can journals accept scientific research with clear information and its owner is not a specialist in ...
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How can a new researcher judge the veracity of a paper's methodology and results?
I've been wanting to do some research on some quite controversial topics for a while now to stay educated on the common talking points of today, but every time I want to look at a research paper, I ...
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What to do when I’m not affiliated with an academic institution and submitting a manuscript? [duplicate]
I am seeking to re-establish my research career after a 7-year career break. The first step involves submitting a paper to a peer reviewed journal which reports a study that was conducted 7 years ago. ...
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How to "become familiar with the literature", inter alia to find appropriate method to publish independent research?
This is a more basic question than, and not a duplicate of, this question. That question was answered, basically, with "become familiar with the literature in that field" and read that literature. So ...
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Is it a good idea to submit to a single-blind journal when I have no affiliation?
I am looking to publish a paper in computational biology. However, I have no affiliation (I have been affiliated with some institutions in the past, but am not currently affiliated with anyone now). I ...
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Would it be regarded as a conflict of interests if I had described the research I would submit to an editor of the same journal before I submitted it?
I'm in a unique situation. I do my investigations on my own. It means I'm not affiliated with any institutions and am not taking money from anyone. But it also means I have no one to turn to when I ...
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Can I publish in a field completely unrelated to my present field? If yes, what about affiliations?
I'm a scientific researcher working in material science and have a couple of good publications in reputed journals. However, I'm also very interested in topics like philosophy, psychology and ...
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Best way to cite collaborators that are unaffiliated with an academic institution or business? [duplicate]
I am the lead author on a journal paper to the IEEE, and I'm trying to figure out how to cite other contributors in a way that makes sense. Two of us are affiliated with a university, one contributor ...
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What to do if predatory journal won't withdraw paper after acceptance? [duplicate]
Last year, I’ve started an independent research in hopes to be published one day.
Fast forwarding a year (a couple of weeks ago in fact), I have finished my manuscript in which I was planning to ...
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Where and how to publish research paper as a non-academic independent researcher [duplicate]
I am an independent researcher with out a PhD and because of my curiosity in science in my free time I carries out some minor experiments. Using those experimental data I wrote a paper and I want to ...
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Will publisher waive fee if currently unaffiliated?
I am in between jobs and want to send a quick note to a journal. However, I do not have any lab to pay the ridiculous publishing fees, is there any way I can ask the journal to waive the publishing ...
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