I am an independent mathematician looking to publish an article related to number theory. It's not a very rigourous article but it's still interesting My first question is whow should I publish with? Also since I am independent, I'm not getting paid by a university. How much do journals pay for articles?
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2your last question is easy: you will receive $\leq $0 $. Anyways, this question is likely better suited here http://academia.stackexchange.com/ as it's not really about mathematics per se. – Casteels Dec 30 '15 at 22:22
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And the publishers then charge exorbitant prices. – Rene Schipperus Dec 30 '15 at 22:26
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@ReneSchipperus, some, shadier ones, do. Not all. – vonbrand Dec 30 '15 at 22:35
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Is there a way to publish it differently or with someone else to get pay? Pay is a big issue and working in a university isn't an option right now – Leonhard Euler Dec 30 '15 at 22:36
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2Pay may be an issue, but if it's a big issue you're in the wrong game... – Dec 30 '15 at 22:43
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@vonbrand yeah like springer and elsevier. Do you have any idea how much they charge university for online access ? – Rene Schipperus Dec 30 '15 at 22:49
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Ok, so maybe not an article but what about a book – Leonhard Euler Dec 30 '15 at 22:57
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Have you considered arXiv.org?
Renegade mathematician Grigori Perelman used this service to publish his proof of the poincaré conjecture. I don't believe he was (or is) supported by any institution.
Have you considered starting a blog to share your mathematical writings? I only bring that up because you say that your paper isn't very rigorous. This might be the most appropriate format for smaller or less academic pieces of writing. You could monetize the blog, but I wouldn't expect that it would make much money.
Like others have said, there isn't money in publishing mathematical papers--outside winning a prize for proving a famous conjecture.
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1There once was a Master Programmer who wrote unstructured programs. A novice programmer, seeking to imitate him, also began to write unstructured programs. When the novice asked the Master to evaluate his progress, the Master criticized him for writing unstructured programs, saying, "What is appropriate for the Master is not appropriate for the novice. You must understand Tao before transcending structure." (The Tao of Programming, 3.2) – Asaf Karagila Dec 31 '15 at 00:08