Questions tagged [independent-researcher]
An independent researcher is not affiliated with any university or academic institution, and does not receive grants from any such institutions.
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Career path/growth outside of academia [closed]
The question is mostly addressed to those ho have crossed to the other side (i.e., left academia): what are the options for career growth outside of the academia?
Note that the question is not about &...
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I'd like to conduct a personal research project as a master's student. What progress should I make before bringing it to a professor?
Last semester in my master's program, I came up with an algorithm that I thought was an interesting improvement on another algorithm we learned in class. I brought it to my professor, but he never ...
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Where do i find trusted scholarly articles for historical events
As a new hobby, I am wanting to read more and stick to the facts only.
I recently became interested in the public education system and many sites and YouTube videos claim that the modern American ...
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Independent research [duplicate]
I'm considering taking up freelance journalism full-time, while also hoping to publish research on cultural studies in established journals. I have been published on a research website before, and ...
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Research at Public University vs Private University: A perspective for a data science enthusiast!
I'm wondering about the difference between public and private universities in terms of the research explorations a professor doesn't mind their students working on. In my case, it turned out to mean ...
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Is there a general way to propose research to the community?
Basically, I am working on a project which is scientific/scholastic/academic by nature, but I am not in a university at the moment. I mainly just want university affiliation so I can access a research ...
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What is a direct and universal way to affiliate oneself with a university (library)?
I am working on projects for which having very direct access to relevant reference materials on the subject (linguistics) is basically essential.
I have come to understand that there is no satisfying ...
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Given my experience, how do I get back to academic research collaboration?
I've a teaching position in an engineering college in France since September 2021, and in a few years' time I'd like to get either a research-only or a mixed research and teaching position. With that ...
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Can a publisher make substantial edits and publish them without the author, editor, and designer's permission?
After spending nine months to create a catalog, I submitted the completed layout to the organization paying for the printing of the book under intense pressure to get done. I curated the exhibitions ...
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I am an independent researcher (without affiliations). Where can I find articles to peer-review?
I am an independent researcher in the field of data science, discrete mathematics and parallel computing. I looked up Elsevier and MDPI. They all ask for affiliations to allow me to peer-review. Is ...
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Publishing a paper in cryptography [duplicate]
I have written a mathematical paper in cryptography and I would like to publish it. However, I don't know any professors in the field with whom I could collaborate. What should I do? How to make ...
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Affiliation and Conflict Disclosure: Ethnography with Workplace customer’s
I am conducting an ethnographic survey with customers of the company I work for.
I work for an Essential Oil company in the product development corporate department. The company is an MLM, and I ...
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Which well reputed journal should I publish my CS research that is free to publish? [closed]
I am a current high school student will to pay up to $200 if need be. I just want to ensure I am publishing in a good journal not one that is a scam. I was considering arxiv but I am seeing that it is ...
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How to get access to university's library online resources as an independent researcher [duplicate]
I've recently found a place in industry and left academia after working there for more than 12 years.
I benefitted while in academia the free online access to online journals and research publications ...
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Can I publish my paper on arxiv?
Suppose, I introduced a new idea in mathematics, which from my perspective, may be interesting and popular in the next decades.
Given that I'm not able to publish my ideas in any prestigious journals, ...
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