Questions tagged [independent-researcher]
An independent researcher is not affiliated with any university or academic institution, and does not receive grants from any such institutions.
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Career path/growth outside of academia [closed]
The question is mostly addressed to those ho have crossed to the other side (i.e., left academia): what are the options for career growth outside of the academia?
Note that the question is not about &...
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I'd like to conduct a personal research project as a master's student. What progress should I make before bringing it to a professor?
Last semester in my master's program, I came up with an algorithm that I thought was an interesting improvement on another algorithm we learned in class. I brought it to my professor, but he never ...
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Where do i find trusted scholarly articles for historical events
As a new hobby, I am wanting to read more and stick to the facts only.
I recently became interested in the public education system and many sites and YouTube videos claim that the modern American ...
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Independent research [duplicate]
I'm considering taking up freelance journalism full-time, while also hoping to publish research on cultural studies in established journals. I have been published on a research website before, and ...
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Research at Public University vs Private University: A perspective for a data science enthusiast!
I'm wondering about the difference between public and private universities in terms of the research explorations a professor doesn't mind their students working on. In my case, it turned out to mean ...
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Is there a general way to propose research to the community?
Basically, I am working on a project which is scientific/scholastic/academic by nature, but I am not in a university at the moment. I mainly just want university affiliation so I can access a research ...
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What is a direct and universal way to affiliate oneself with a university (library)?
I am working on projects for which having very direct access to relevant reference materials on the subject (linguistics) is basically essential.
I have come to understand that there is no satisfying ...
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Given my experience, how do I get back to academic research collaboration?
I've a teaching position in an engineering college in France since September 2021, and in a few years' time I'd like to get either a research-only or a mixed research and teaching position. With that ...
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Can a publisher make substantial edits and publish them without the author, editor, and designer's permission?
After spending nine months to create a catalog, I submitted the completed layout to the organization paying for the printing of the book under intense pressure to get done. I curated the exhibitions ...
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I am an independent researcher (without affiliations). Where can I find articles to peer-review?
I am an independent researcher in the field of data science, discrete mathematics and parallel computing. I looked up Elsevier and MDPI. They all ask for affiliations to allow me to peer-review. Is ...
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Publishing a paper in cryptography [duplicate]
I have written a mathematical paper in cryptography and I would like to publish it. However, I don't know any professors in the field with whom I could collaborate. What should I do? How to make ...
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Affiliation and Conflict Disclosure: Ethnography with Workplace customer’s
I am conducting an ethnographic survey with customers of the company I work for.
I work for an Essential Oil company in the product development corporate department. The company is an MLM, and I ...
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Which well reputed journal should I publish my CS research that is free to publish? [closed]
I am a current high school student will to pay up to $200 if need be. I just want to ensure I am publishing in a good journal not one that is a scam. I was considering arxiv but I am seeing that it is ...
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How to get access to university's library online resources as an independent researcher [duplicate]
I've recently found a place in industry and left academia after working there for more than 12 years.
I benefitted while in academia the free online access to online journals and research publications ...
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Can I publish my paper on arxiv?
Suppose, I introduced a new idea in mathematics, which from my perspective, may be interesting and popular in the next decades.
Given that I'm not able to publish my ideas in any prestigious journals, ...
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Problems with institution in the submission process of a paper to "Annalen der Physik"
I wanted to the submit my newly written paper (my first paper) in the prestigious physical journal "Annalen der Physik". Incidentally, a problem arose. I filled out all of the boxes except ...
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Title for a non-PhD researcher?
I do not have a PhD, nor am I pursuing one, in the United Kingdom.
What title could I be given, if I worked as a paid researcher at a university, but I was not a PhD student or PhD graduate? The level ...
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Where should I host software for individual papers?
I'm a teen who's writing a paper on Poisson-Disc distribution over the summer for fun, and I wanted to distribute the software I used for the simulations to maintain scientific integrity. Obviously I ...
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I have no academic affiliation and wrote a research paper in math - how do I publish it and get paid for the work I did? [closed]
I am an independent researcher (no academic affiliation).
If I submit a mathematical research paper to a journal or conference, how do I get any subsidies, grants, or funds for this work? Are you ...
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How important is attending graduate school for a PhD for physics/mathematics/astrophysics research?
Is it possible for one to publish high quality research papers in the aforementioned fields without attending a graduate school? I feel that you can read online material and books about research/...
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Can Bioinformatics be used in developing a marketable product? [closed]
As we all know computer science, electrical engineering, etc. knowhows can be used in developing software and electronics/electrical products that can be sold to end-users (B2C).
Can bioinformatics be ...
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Doing research on my own — Is it possible? What alternatives are available?
Currently, I am working in a field of applied computer science. I’ve been reasonably successful in industry after finishing my PhD a couple years ago in this same applied field.
For a bunch of ...
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Can I apply for research assistantship at universities abroad?
I am a recent master's graduate looking for a job. However, instead of working in the industry, I would prefer to work for a couple of years as a research assistant. My long-term goal is to apply for ...
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Do any fields have a recognized text type analogous to a “plan”?
I’m interested in if there’s any general answer to the question, “what is worthy of publishing in an academic journal”? Because I once read an interesting post by Terence Tao (“Does one need to be a ...
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Independent research publication in pure math
I did my MS math in a poor math department from south Asia. While as a MS student I wrote a solo author research paper in finite group theory (without any advisor or help from anyone). I don't know ...
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Publishing a physics paper when you are outside academia?
I'd like to publish a paper in a cosmology journal. However, I've been outside academia for about 3 years since completing my masters. Is there any platform where I can share my idea and get feedback ...
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Independent research in statistics [closed]
Is it possible to do independent reserach in statistics? If i do something what is the way to verify my work?
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How to get my independent mathematical research accepted?
Though I don't have a graduate degree, I have original (and rigorous!) mathematics and have been cold-emailing some professors. Unfortunately, none of them want to collaborate online with me.
I really ...
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How to become a researcher?
I would like to follow a line of investigation but I have some doubts. I'm mathematician and currently finishing my master's degree in Latin America. I know that I have a lot to learn to make impact ...
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How to not publish in peer-reviewed journals and still be taken seriously?
If someone has a paper which could be published in a peer-reviewed journal, but they choose to not publish it in a peer-reviewed journal, what can they do to help the research to be taken seriously? ...
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