<p>Hi folks!
I'm an Indian kid studying in Singapore. Okay, straight to the point! I did a few independent researches last year and wrote a few research papers, just due to interest! Well, after skimming around CC for a while, I see that getting your research published is a rather BIG thing! So well, TA-DA! I decide I want to try and get my stuff published. The problem is that while looking around for possible Journals, most of them I get online (like the American Journal of Physics, Physika etc. etc.) seem to be uber-high-level-PhD level, I'd say!) So, just needed to ask some stuff... Please please answer whatever you can from the following! Thanks a lot a lot a lot! :)</p>
<p>1) Do you guys know of ANY research journals (Physics-based) which publish student (read: NOT PhD level) work?</p>
<p>2) What's usually the procedure for getting papers published in Journals?</p>
<p>3) How long does it usually take?</p>
<p>4) Which Journals will be most suited if I want everything to wind up before October this year?</p>
<p>5) What are the chances that papers do get published?</p>
<p>6) Any other suggestions about the whole research-paper thing?! :)</p>
<p>Again, thanks in advance to anyone who replies! Greatly appreciate it! And yeah, FYI, the research topics are:
1) Thermotropism and Photochromatism in Glass for Windows
2) Aerodynamics of a Shuttle ****
3) Transducer-based-Sound-Energy-Utilization at high Decibel Levels.
If you could suggest some Journals for individual topics, that'd be even better! :)</p>
<p>Thank You YOU! LOL! jk!
Umm... the problem is that they were thoroughly independent projects and still being in Junior College (High School?), I don't really know any University professors. Yup, thanks though! :)
Someone... Anyone who know anything...???</p>
<p>Atleast get some professors to go through it to see if it's at a publishing level. Aerodynamics of a Shuttle and all doesn't sound very sophisticated to me. I remember a classmate of mine writing his Extended Essay (that's a research paper similar to a thesis, but in high school) for the IB program on that topic, and it didn't really propogate any new ideas.</p>
<p>Hmm... yeah... that was my project for a local research programme. But yeah, I agree, it is kinda basic stuff. The other two, I showed them to HoD Physics in my school and she says that they definitely are worth publishing, but again, she says the last time she did this kind of stuff was ages ago and NOT at high-school level... So yup!</p>
<p>Find out if there are some high-school level journals around then. I don't think it would be feasible trying to get your stuff published in a bigger journal.</p>
<p>Anyway, the important thing is not the result but the process of research. You can write about that in your essays if you want.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I'll tell you the same thing I told another guy about getting a teacher you know personally to review your work:</p>
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You must realize that a few high school teachers saying "that is very good boy" or "wah beta kya accha poem likha hain" does not make you famous and/or recognized. Teachers that have known you for years are always compassionate about anything you do, and will never say "this is crap" to your face. If you want to actually find out what your stuff is worth, publish it.
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<p>If my hunches are correct, as soon as you go and ask this Physics teacher for help in publishing it, he/she will immediately back off and start making ridiculous excuses.</p>
<p>If you want an honest opinion, find a Professor you don't know and show it to him.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks S33D!! (I do agree that teachers are always a bit umm... over-appreciative!) :)
Actually, i HAVE sent it over to an IIT prof and my NTU H3 lecturer for looking through. So yeah, I guess a green-flag from there might mean it's worth publishing...
meanwhile, do you know of any such journals...?
Like the student journals you mentioned. No point restricting myself to Singapore as most of submission and stuff is online.
Thanks!</p>
<p>PS: I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT THE PART YOU QUOTED!</p>
<p>Well, publishing research in a journal in high school is such a big deal because it means that you have done graduate level research way ahead of your time. If it's high school or early college level research, it's not such a big deal anyway.</p>
<p>Usually you can only get work published if it contains original research (i.e. you did not just research other people's work, apply a standard procedure to a standard situation or replicate an experiment) that is of interest to other PhD-holding researchers in the field. </p>
<p>Maybe someone knows a journal for undergraduate physics; that would be more likely to publish your work than an actual research journal, but it is a lot less 'prestigious'. I know Harvard publishes a journal for undergraduate mathematics.</p>
<p>research is very popular in singapore...
I have my research published in PRA..
u got to find an adviser...or else u may not know the format of a research paper..
different journals have different requirements..</p>
<p>I would suggest Physics Review series, nature...
Singapore seems has its own physics journal, but not very prestigious..
NTU do have its own publication</p>
<p>hey! thanks elton! :)
yup, research sure is popular! but ermm... what exactly is the PRA journal? (pardon my n00bness!) and another question... how long does it usually take to get a reply and can you apply to multiple journals at the same time?)</p>
<p>would be great if you could answer the above mentioned questions. again, thanks a lot!</p>
<p>It takes typically 3-4 months to get a reply from any journal. We sent our draft in Feb and get published in Jul...slightly longer...
I would not recommend to publish in multiple journals...u should know the copyright issue..
My research is about quantum information..
Hope all that answers your question</p>