Publish research papers as a non-academic?

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I've got bachelors but not phd. What's the story/process around publishing research if you're not affiliated with a university? Is this even possible? Submit to journals?Anyone done this?

GianFabien · Accepted Answer

It is very hard to get published in any of the reputable journals. Even academics with years of experience and specific knowledge only get accepted around 15% of the time.
A key part of gaining a PhD is getting your papers published. Initially it usually requires being a co-author with an established academic. Towards the end of your programme you might be lucky to get 2-3 papers published after a great deal of revising and editing. And of course, all that is based on leading edge research, i.e. work that builds upon prior knowledge.
Many journals that charge to publish your papers are basically scams and viewed with derision by academics and experienced researchers.

physicsguy · Answer

You can do it, but many journals will charge you to publish and those fees are substantial.Failing that you can always just submit to Arxiv or another preprint server. If you want to disseminate and get the credit, that's usually good enough.

Publish research papers as a non-academic?

I've got bachelors but not phd. What's the story/process around publishing research if you're not affiliated with a university? Is this even possible? Submit to journals?
Anyone done this?

You can do it, but many journals will charge you to publish and those fees are substantial.
Failing that you can always just submit to Arxiv or another preprint server. If you want to disseminate and get the credit, that's usually good enough.