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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The Zentralblatt asked me to review a worthless paper, what to do?
I am an amateur mathematician who at age 64 finally became published in January. As a result, review requests started coming in.
The first two were from two different journals. Both papers were well ...
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Where should I host software for individual papers?
I'm a teen who's writing a paper on Poisson-Disc distribution over the summer for fun, and I wanted to distribute the software I used for the simulations to maintain scientific integrity. Obviously I ...
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Current advisor wants me to graduate with my PhD soon but I don't feel like I learned a lot or obtained enough skills. Should I discuss this with him?
I'm a soon to be 4.5th year Ph.D student currently in a 10 week internship. My advisor wants me to wrap up my dissertation as soon as I can. However, I'm not feeling good about where I'm at right now ...
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Why does independent research from people without formal academic qualifications generally turn out to be a complete waste of time?
I personally relate with people (wannabe physicists) who want to do something BIG in Physics and Maths, but don't have a high-level education (PhD) suited for it. Reasons could be a lack of jobs in ...
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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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How to find gaps in mathematics/theoretical physics/mathematical physics ? How to proceed after that? (Undergraduate research and Publications) [closed]
How to find gaps in mathematics/theoretical physics/mathematical physics? I am interested to do independent research in physics though a purely mathematical/theoretical (pen and paper) approach with ...
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Are there any (online) communities for independent researchers?
Perhaps a bit of background on myself is useful in this case. I've obtained a bachelor's and master's degree in pure mathematics and applied mathematics, respectively. Although I would like to do a ...
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Researcher status
As part of their postdoctoral life, PhD holders get engaged in more serious research projects, publish in high-ranking journals, attend international conferences, and so on. Would you recommend them ...
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First week of research internship. Imposter's syndrome and difficulty with adjustment. What are the differences between RA work and research jobs?
I'm a 4th (soon to be 4.5) year Ph.D student in Experimental Psychology who recently started an internship this week. This internship only admitted 10% of applicants. I am also one of the half in my ...
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Life as a financially independent academic
I hope this is not to much rambling, but there is a concrete question in the end. I really like being a mathematician. I like the constant learning, I like working on problems at research-level and I ...
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How easy is it to leave academia after being a PI? [closed]
I've always been uncertain about staying in academia since my PhD. Now I've been offered a PI position, which I'm considering to accept, however I would like to know if this will close me other career ...
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IT Professional interested in research [duplicate]
I have Bachelors of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication from India. After that I have 5 year 9 months of experience from India and 2 year 2 month experience in Germany. I am ...
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What are the fees when submitting to a paper to a conference as an independent researcher?
I am very inexperienced in this process and could only find generic information.
I would like to submit a paper to a particular conference, and I am not sure if there are fees tied to the submission. ...
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Including independent research project in PhD application
I am applying for a PhD program and want to demonstrate my research abilities and enthusiasm for scientific writing. While I currently have no plans to publish this work, I completed an independent ...
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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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