: What is the process for publishing academic papers? While studying in my first term as EPIR student I had to prepare several papers. I gave those to my family and friends, to read and comment

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You may want to look into academic journals in your subject areas, although the authors in academic journals are often professors or graduate students. Professors at your university should be able to tell you if you can qualify, what journals are available, what would be a good fit, and how the submission process works. At many universities students are assigned academic adviser in their major. Your adviser is an advocate for your academic success. He or she should be your first resource; you want to develop a good relationship with your adviser to further your professional success as well, so start now.

One route that might work for publishing in an academic journal, if you are not currently a graduate student, is to work with a professor whose name will appear on the paper alongside yours for publication. This will work best if your paper is in the area of interest of the professor you approach. Your adviser or the professor who taught your class where you wrote the paper may be able to provide names.

For more information on academic publishing, check out:

How to publish your journal paper from the APA monitor
How to publish in top journals from the Review of International Economics

If you find that your work does not qualify for a peer-reviewed, academic journal, you can look into publishing in other magazines. More information on query letters, proposals, and other steps you might want to take can be found here.

I cannot emphasize too much that as a student you have access to a large number of people who are most likely published (that's part of what professors get paid to do) who can walk you through this process in your fields of interest.

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