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I have a high school to undergraduate level introduction written for methods and applications of a particular science topic (~5000 words with tables and schematic, like a book chapter).

My goal is to get people especially students interested in this particular topic. My homepage does not have much traffic to help in this. I already have an offer to write a book but that will need some free time which I do not have at this moment.

Where to get it published legitimately? Online ok ISSN or similar required. Any suggestion where this question can be legitimately asked (if not here) is appreciated.

Paid publishers please ignore.

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    Why not just put it online? Commented May 14, 2020 at 12:49
  • Well where should I put it online? Published in an online magazine is fine to me.
    – Trina
    Commented May 14, 2020 at 19:35
  • What is your goal?
    – Bryan Krause
    Commented May 14, 2020 at 20:13
  • Why not just put it on your homepage? Commented May 15, 2020 at 5:53
  • My goal is to get People especially students interested in Paleosciences. My homepage does not have much traffic to help in this.
    – Trina
    Commented May 15, 2020 at 15:34

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5000 words is too few for a commercial publisher to publish as a book, and it sounds too elementary to be published in a journal.

Your best chance is likely to find a paleoclimate textbook author and offer to collaborate with him or her. They might be willing to insert your chapter into their book.

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  • I already have an offer to convert it to a book but that will take a long long time. How to find such an author?
    – Trina
    Commented May 14, 2020 at 19:36
  • @Trina I can't answer that unfortunately. Most likely, you'll need to use your network of contacts.
    – Allure
    Commented May 15, 2020 at 8:31
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You aren't likely to profit in any meaningful way, even if you were a highly regarded researcher (if you are aiming for a textbook-like experience, rather than a pop-sci book like Stephen Pinker's).

You could consider editing the relevant Wikipedia pages, and publicizing your contributions. After all, your book is probably based off primary literature. There is also Wikibooks, which may or may not be relevant in paleoclimate (I have no idea).

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