To have a research article published in an academic journal do you (or a co-author) have to work for a college or university?
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Each journal has its own publication requirements, but generally they look for original, well-documented research that passes some form of review by peers in the field (suggested by you and approved by them or else appointed by the journal). While it's quite common for one of the authors to have some academic affiliation, I've also found the occasional article from authors at a national lab.
It's very rare to find an article by authors with no academic, governmental, or corporate affiliation, which I think is a testament to the difficultly of doing cutting edge research these days without access to expensive equipment and / or a research network.
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National Communication Association's "Communication Monolographs", "Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies", "Communication Education", and "Communication Teacher."
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Yes, if you can do work of the right nature and quality, lack of a formal affiliation shouldn't prevent being published.
The bigger problem might be actually knowing what is required to achieve publishable quality material. That's really the essence of what a PhD is supposed to be about.
I have a friend who submits articles in his field as an "independent scholar" and it doesn't seem to be a problem. If you have a well-researched article on a topic that particular journal would be interested in, by all means submit it and see what they say.
However, most people who publish in academic journals are faculty or grad students at universities. People with connections to universities well-known in the field probably do have a better chance of getting published. Just part of the politics of academia.
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Another consideration that should be made is that there is a distinction between academic journals and research journals. This can easly be seen when one compares Harvard's law journal to that of the New York Law Journal. Furthermore it is possible to have a research (non academic) article reprinted or mentioned in a academic journal once published though other means.
if you provide more detail i would be more then happy to look further into the issue for you.
~Joey V.~
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