[Ar-Curunir]

I mean, anybody can do research and publish their papers in whatever journal. There’s no rule stating you need a PhD to do that

[beryilma]

> I mean, anybody can do research and publish their papers in whatever journal.

Not really true. Publishing research in a reputable journal without an academic affiliation is many times more difficult. Sure you don't need a PhD to publish, but you pretty much need an academic affiliation.

Good or bad, researchers without an affiliation are often taken as crackpots.