<p>Hi, I was wondering where I should publish a research paper of mine. Honestly, I have no idea what the process is, so can anyone give advice?</p>
<p>@gibby Yes I’ve looked into it but it seems like a lot of journals cost a lot of money to publish. I don’t know where to go if I just want to publish an “amateur” paper.</p>
<p>So, anyone on CC publish an article in high school before? If so, what journal? (Preferably a low-cost option)</p>
<p>The paper is scientific research, if that helps.</p>
<p>I had a friend of mine publish his paper in a secondary school regional scienctific journal or something (confidentiality) it was also amateurish, but I don’t think it cost him money. Try to look for stuff like that in your area.</p>
<p>It should also help your chances, not sure how much but it should depend on the strength/quality/importance of your paper. Even if your paper is “bad” per Se colleges would like to see that you challenged yourself and have interest in science.</p>
<p>OP, you may be interested in looking up some of the journals specifically for high school publications (Journal of Experimental Secondary Science and the like). What Gibby said, basically, except maybe add a few keywords.</p>
<p>@Transferret Thanks! That journal you mentioned looks like something I would target. </p>
<p>Do you know how long it would take to get published, on average, for high school publications? (1 month or 3 months etc?)</p>
<p>Just out of curiousity, what did you research and how did you get involved?</p>
<p>I know of papers published by HS students in a scientific society research journal with a PhD coauthor for credibility and qualify assurance. I didn’t really know there was any other route aside from vanity press stuff.</p>
<p>@supersoaker101 </p>
<p>I did research on light pollution in my home state through an “Independent Research” program at my school. It is a relatively obscure topic, so I feel like it would be effective in explaining the basics of light pollution and how it affects the environment.</p>