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What are some ways to share or publish scientific ideas?The answer depends partly on your situation. Are you a professor at a university, a graduate student, an undergraduate, or some other situation?POSTER SESSIONSResearch in progress is often presented in a poster session at a professional conference (or a student conference). You can find examples of conference posters (and templates) on line. For example, look at this link (or use Google Images to search ‘conference poster’)https://www.google.com/search?q=conference+poster&tbm=isch&source=lnt&tbs=isz:l&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSzKftmOzZAhUOEqwKHaJDAaYQpwUIIA&biw=1366&bih=637&dpr=1#imgrc=-6kZb_kD51_9mM:Posters are sometimes made by editing one slide in Powerpoint and enlarging it to 3 feet by 5 feet or even larger, then having it printed as one enormous photograph.At a poster session, each researcher has a space to tack up her or his poster and discuss this with conference attendees (usually for an hour or two). Professional conferences post deadlines and submission guidelines several months before conferences.For this kind of presentation, the standards are usually not as rigorous as for publications in journals. It’s a great way to get exposure for your ideas and helpful feedback. I have had many undergraduate students present posters based on research they did with me.CONFERENCE TALKSIf you get to be fairly well known, you may be invited to give a talk (sometimes on the order of 15 minutes to an hour long). If your faculty advisor sets up a panel, you might be invited, but this is usually only an opportunity for university faculty.ON LINE FORUM DISCUSSIONMany specialty areas now have on line discussions, and some participants may be distinguished experts. This is a great place to ask questions. Because posts are not moderated, you cannot count on complete accuracy in all responses. It’s a great way to find out what people are thinking about before they publish it.JOURNAL ARTICLESIf you have a finished research project, you can write it up as a journal article and submit it to an appropriate journal for review and possible publication. The journals mentioned in your references to past research may be appropriate. Look at the web page for the journal to find out specifics: The topics they examine, length and format and style requirements, and procedures to submit papers (usually on line). (It’s a good idea to look up a journal title along with the key word “predatory” to see if it is legitimate. Unfortunately there are increasing numbers of new journals that charge authors to publish papers; they have poor reputations and a publication in a predatory journal won’t attract a large audience or much respect for your work. In some disciplines, rejection rates for legitimate journals run as high as 90%. The web is a good place to begin looking for information about journals, however, it’s better to consult with an expert who has published in your field for advice.Peer review is an important quality control mechanism used by all legitimate journals. Your paper will be sent to two or more experts in the field for evaluation and you may have to revise your paper, possibly more than once, before it is judged good enough to publish. (Some journals permit ‘blind’ review, that is, the reviewers do not know your name or institutional affiliations).I have had four of my honors thesis students publish results in professional journals.By the way, university professors do not get paid for publishing articles or for doing peer review. Some respectable journals now charge a fee, often $1000 or more, to make your published article ‘open access’ on line.BOOK CHAPTERSAn author of an edited book might invite you to author or co-author a chapter. Chapters are usually easier to get published than journal articles.SET UP A LAB WEB PAGE (AND POSSIBLY A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE)This has become increasingly common for younger researchers. You can post copies of your posters, journal articles or book chapters here (but there are copyright restrictions about this).TALK TO MEDIA OR WRITE YOUR OWN MEDIA ARTICLES OR ISSUE PRESS RELEASESPersonally, I hate this and I don’t think it is a good idea. However, many of my younger colleagues do this a lot. My experience has been that journalists often have a fixed idea ahead of time about the point they want to make, they don’t understand what I tell them about the research, and they quote out of context. If you talk with media, you should insist on the right to review and approve the article before it is published.Related to this, many universities have “Speaker’s Bureau” offices; faculty can volunteer to give talks in the community about research that may be of general interest.WRITE YOUR OWN BOOKIf you can’t get a traditional publisher to produce your book, there are many free ways to self-publish. Note, however, that most books sell very few copies (even when released by a major publishing house).SUMMARYMany of these outlets for research information are only accessible to people who have advanced professional training and affiliations with universities or research organizations.Unless you write a best-selling book (odds of that are extremely low) you will not earn any money from this.Unless you promote yourself and your work energetically, you usually won’t receive a lot of attention. If you do promote yourself, the attention you receive won’t necessarily be positive. Sometimes researchers are attacked or threatened for their views.This takes an immense amount of time. Most junior faculty I know work at least 60 hours a week. Often nights, weekends, holidays, summers.If you want to earn tenure at a university, publication is not optional. It’s essential. In some disciplines, writing grants to federal agencies and obtaining financial support for your research is also expected.If you submit work for peer review, it will probably be rejected. A lot. And you have to keep trying.If you publish in outlets that are not peer reviewed, you will find it difficult to earn respect for your work (and it’s not sufficient to earn tenure).Still: it is a thrill to hold a published piece of work such as a book or journal article in your hands. It is exciting to receive friendly email inquiries from readers. It is mind-blowing to attend a conference and find that people come up to you and say, “I read your book!”