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I think the answer's yes, but it can sometimes be tricky. You might try submitting to a relevant conference first, before going for a journal. It builds credibility for your ideas, and may get you good feedback on how to discuss your work in a way that authenticates with other researchers in the field (uses the right terminology in the right way, positions itself relative to existing work and appropriately cites that work, etc.). The biggest hurdle is usually finding which sub-community of researchers is interested in the kinds of problems you're studying, and then making sure your paper's written in a way such that they clearly know you're talking to them, in a way that resonates with them. You might also meet relevant collaborators at conferences. The main downside is that it costs some money to register for / travel to them.

When choosing a journal, if you're worried about it, you might want to look for one that explicitly says it uses double-blind review.

Disclaimer: I'm a researcher, but my area isn't physics, so ymmv.




I'm not aware of any journals in physics that do double-blind review.

However your comment did remind me: the American Physical Society has its two big meetings every March and April. If you are a member then they have to let you present at it. There's always a few "unaffiliated researchers" giving posters. (And yes, they're usually crackpots.)




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