<p>Hi folks!
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 in Badminton (Shuttle-Coc*k)
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>Research is published when the findings add to the sum body of knowledge of your discipline.</p>
<p>So your first step is to do a very extensive review of the literature pertaining to whatever you did work on. You need to figure out if what you did is actually original.</p>
<p>Next, the reason that most papers are PhD level is because PhD level is the standard at which professional scientific research is conducted. </p>
<p>Publication is a big thing because it's very rare for a student (especially HS student) to publish. Even when they publish, they are generally not first author. So you shouldn't worry too much about publication. You will more than likely end up wasting a lot of time only to get your hopes crushed. But your projects still seem very cool so keep plugging!</p>
<p>really good stuff there!! i had the same fears and doubts ... publication of research is really big deal, and what differential said is pretty correct ..... i do the physics of football and cricket at a local club here .... but still pretty cool stuff!!</p>
<p>If you are a rising senior have you considered participating in high school level science competitions i.e. siemens westinghouse and Intel STS? These are very prestigious, and in many cases the work of your competition has been compared to graduate level work (the winner of Westinghouse this past year did research on growth factors in the bones of fish).</p>
<p>Doing well in these things is probably a lot more plausible then getting published at the HS level, and is looked favorably on by adcoms (if youre into that). It can also act as a stepping stone to eventually getting published.</p>
<p>I agree with knickknackpatty, it's impractical for a HS (but not impossible) to get published; however, Intel STS or Siemens are great places to showcase your research.</p>
<p>OP, if you have worked with a prof at all in doing this research, talk to him/her for ideas on where to publish. Sometimes getting published via a conference can be easier. It does help if one can make headway in Siemens/Intel competitions, but be aware that the way one writes a paper for those competitions is different than what journals may want for publication.</p>
<p>1) I am not familiar w/ "student" journals, being that the standard requirements for publications are high scientific standards and advancement of the body of knowledge, so if your research satisfies these, it doesnt matter what degree you have.</p>
<p>2) Publication involves submission to the journal usually via an electronic server.</p>
<p>3) Around 3 - 6 months (for acceptance, then another few for actual publication)</p>
<p>4) As for this one, I don't really know.</p>
<p>5) Most journals reject 50% initially, then others often must be revised (sometimes several times) before publications. This of course varies quite a bit.</p>
<p>6) As for publication, might as well try if you already have the paper written. Most papers are rejected several times before being published, so keep it up. Good Luck!</p>