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Id 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 to beat it into shape? Or where it can be critically judged? What is the best way to proceed to get this published?

Certainly post the paper on the arxiv, to give it some exposure and potentially get some feedback from strangers in your area. Consider sending it to some contacts you had in academia without the expectation of a response, knowing that they are very busy and may not be able to read it. Please understand that, especially if your paper claims a particularly groundbreaking discovery, or if it is not written exceptionally well and in proper style for publications in your field, it may very quickly be dismissed. Once you are confident in it, feel free to submit it to a journal without reviewing costs, and you will get feedback from them directly, one way or the other.

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Each physics concentrator must complete a junior paper (JP) in each semester of the junior year. Each JP is a full-semester effort intended to be roughly comparable to one Princeton course. The goals of the JP are to gain experience doing independent research, to become familiar with the physics literature, and to learn to present information in a clear, concise, scientific style. Students are expected to work closely with faculty advisers throughout the JP process.

Typically, faculty members suggest topics (often from their own research area), although student-inspired topics are also more than welcome. For many of you, this will be your first chance to participate in working with a faculty member on a subject of mutual interest. Make the most of it!

The final version of your JP is due in electronic form by 3:00pm on the date the University sets as the deadline for junior independent work. The requirements when turning in your JP are somewhat detailed; please consult the section entitled Grading. The page on important dates gives a complete listing of dates and deadlines relevant to junior independent work. In case of any confusion about dates and deadlines, the page on important dates should be regarded as authoritative.

A committee of several faculty in Physics oversees all the junior papers. In spring 2024, the committee members are Professor(s) M.Zahid Hasan(chair), Andrei Bernevig and Thomas Gregor. The junior committee is assisted by Karen Olsen, the Undergraduate Administrator. The committee meets with the juniors at the beginning of the academic year to outline what is expected and to help them get started on choosing advisers and topics. The committee may establish milestones during the semester in addition to the ones indicated on this webpage; any such additional milestones will be announced to all juniors via e-mail and clearly indicated on the important dates page. For general questions about JPs, please contact the chair of the junior committee.

You must submit electronically your choice of adviser and topic in Canvas 3:00pm February 15. If your adviser does not have their primary appointment in the Physics Department, you must submit electronically your choice of second reader in Canvas by 3:00pm April 9. This second reader will then function as a co-adviser for the JP, responsible for ensuring that the topic involves physics.

You can build on previous work in your junior papers, for example summer work (recall however that the second JP cannot build upon the first). However, it is equally acceptable to start a brand new project at the beginning of each term with an adviser you have not previously worked with. In any case, in order to have a level playing field, your JP will be evaluated based on work done during the term at the end of which it is turned in.

The main advice on writing a good JP is to limit the scope. An overview of an active field, or an account of some reading that you undertook during the term, is to be avoided. Go for specificity and depth rather than breadth. Experimental work is welcome in a JP, but take particular care to have a defined goal that is not too many steps beyond your reach when you start. JP extensions are not granted on the basis of equipment failure. Computer simulations as part of a JP are possible, but you should ensure that your JP work goes beyond programming and shows understanding of the physics and of why the simulations came out the way they did. Some JPs contain original work, but this is not a requirement. Strong JPs could come from rederiving results already in the literature (perhaps in a better or clearer way), making relatively routine measurements with an experimental apparatus (whose purpose you can explain clearly in the JP), or finding some modest extension of work already published or in progress. The key is to meet regularly with your adviser, prioritize the JP sufficiently so that you make steady progress, and focus on a writeup which tells us what you did and shows your understanding of your specific project.

A brief outline of the JP is due at 3:00pm February 27, this outline must be signed by your adviser. Submit an electronic copy in Canvas. Email your adviser, and also to your second reader/co-advisor if your primary advisor's primary appointment is not in the Physics Department. Outlines should be prepared in consultation with advisers. The outline should make clear the scope of your JP, and it is usually a few sentences of summary plus roughly half a page of outline.

A draft of the JP is due 3:00pm April 9; see the important dates page. The draft must be submitted electronically in Canvas with an indication of who your second reader is; even if you have previously identified your second reader/co-advisor, please confirm this choice at the time of turning in your JP draft. This means even if your adviser does have their primary appointment in the Physics Department, you must submit your choice of second reader. You should email your adviser and your second reader/co-advisor so that they too have an electronic copy of your draft. The draft will not be graded, but failure to turn one in on time as described will result in the final JP grade being lowered by one step (for example A- to B+). The adviser will read the draft and return it within a few days with comments that will help you with your JP endgame.

JPs should be prepared in LaTeX unless you adviser specifically requests a different typesetting system. Figures and tables should be properly numbered, with captions. Citations to the scientific literature should be done with a bibliography at the end of the document, and the bibliography entries should be complete and in a standard and consistent format. Above all, strive for clear, readable prose. If you need to use jargon, explain it. Define at least once any acronym you utilize. A good way to make sure your JP is accessible to other physics concentrators is to ask another concentrator to read it and comment.

The recommended length for the final JP is 15-20 pages. This may seem short for a full-semester effort, but it is an opportunity to produce a really polished document. The more mature your own understanding is of your topic, the better you will be at presenting it in a concise and lucid manner. Be ready to go through several drafts to achieve the right level. Revise, revise, revise!

You must turn in the JP electronically, as a PDF in Canvas by 3:00pm. This is the date the University sets as the deadline for junior independent work. Email a copy to your adviser and second reader. The Student Acknowledgment of Original Work must appear on the first page of the JP, and the normal expectation is that the title of the abstract, your name, and your adviser's name also appear on the first page. The wording of the Acknowledgment must be as set forth in the current edition of Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities: "This paper represents my own work in accordance with University regulations." The Acknowledgment must be signed. For electronic submissions, you may electronically sign by typing your name preceded by the notation /s/. Signing and submitting electronically indicates your agreement to be bound by University Academic Regulations in regard to this JP. If you are not comfortable with an electronic signature, you may instead turn in your JP in hardcopy with a handwritten signature to the Undergraduate Administrator by 3:00pm on the date the University sets as the deadline for junior independent work. In this scenario, you must still submit an electronic copy of the JP in Canvas. Email your advisor, and your second reader, to be received no later than this same 3:00pm deadline.

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