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[nicesecrets]

Throughout undergrad, I have been heavily involved in epidemiology research and have a couple of first-author papers as a result. I also have led several projects where the contribution of my mentors does not meet the threshold for authorship (by their own admission) that I am now looking at publishing. If I go ahead and publish these papers as a single author, is that going to raise the eyebrows of admissions committee members, or will it be looked upon favorably?

If it is a reputable journal in your field and you have a track record of publishing this type of work, then it seems like it would be seen quite favorably!

 

[LizzyM]

Don't count your chickens before they are accepted for publication.

"I donated a kidney to a journal editor....


and it was rejected!"

Good luck but don't worry about these things until they come to fruition.

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

I thought you had to be associated with a PI to submit papers?

Could one just submit a paper to a journal even though one is not in school rn?

 

[nicesecrets]

I thought you had to be associated with a PI to submit papers?

Could one just submit a paper to a journal even though one is not in school rn?

Sure, most of my papers were submitted after school. Depending on the particular situation, schools may allow you access to data/folders even a few years after you graduate, because they know you often plan on publishing after the fact.

Also, OP mentioned that they were in epidemiology research and the PI said they didn't want to be an author. Had a few friends who were in that situation, it's not uncommon in the field..

 

[LizzyM]

You are not obligated to list anything on your AMCAS application that you don't want to list (aside from schools attended, grades earned, and institutional actions).

So, if you publish papers that you don't want to list because you think that they would reflect badly on you, they need not be listed. However, for the life of me, I can't figure why single author epi papers would fall into that category.

 

[Styrene]

I thought you had to be associated with a PI to submit papers?

Could one just submit a paper to a journal even though one is not in school rn?

At my institution, if through the IRB, they require a faculty PI. Otherwise it's fair game.