How to get your research paper reviewed and finally published?

Question

I have a new theory relating to physics which i need to reviewed in order to get it published without any danger of piracy.I need your help specially one related to this field.

Answer 1

First of all, do a literature review to make sure that your idea hasn't been published already. You can find most physics papers here http://adsabs.harvard.edu/physics_service.html . Or on here http://arxiv.org/ .

If it's a new idea and you've already searched the journals, then write up your article. Remember that you need the math or the evidence to back up your claims or there's a good chance no one will listen - they won't have any reason to. Make it convincing. Read some other papers related to that field so you have an idea of how to write it.

The main physics journal is the Physical Review Letters ( http://prl.aps.org/ ) but there's a whole list here if you want a more specialized field. http://www.physlink.com/Directories/Journals.cfm

You can submit your paper on their websites. Make sure it's in the specified format, or there's a good chance they won't bother reading it.

After they receive your manuscript, it will take a few weeks before the editor looks it over. At that point, either they will reject it outright (not enough evidence) or send it out for review. The review process can take months, at which point they can still reject it, accept it, or ask you to revise it before it gets published. The whole process can take 6 months to a year. But once you submit it, it's your work with your name on it - and it's on record that way. No one can steal it. You can post it on the arxiv website yourself in order to further ensure that, but you want to wait to hear the editor's opinion first. If they don't think it's worth it, you might not want to bother.

Good luck!

Answer 2

eri has given you all you need to submit a paper, but I wonder why you are asking about this here, don't you have any advisor working with you?

While it's not impossible to do good science alone, but working with others will often trigger new and unexpected insights into the problems you face, discussions and feedback are both very important phases in developing a good solid theory. Don't let the fear of someone stealing your idea push you into working alone! That is not what science is about, right?

If your idea is formulated with sound foundation, one that has been carefully tested and proven, and it has never been discover before, then by all means you need to get it published. However, if you cannot prove it or you don't know how, then you best speak to others in your field before try and publish it. Getting incorrect ideas published might do more harm than good to you research!

Just my 2 cents.

Best of luck mate.

Answer 3

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