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how do you know your work is worthy to be published?

i mean: you start studying a non-trivial topic. at the beginning you don't get much results, cause you still don't have a full understanding of what your topic really relies on. then suddenly you get it. and it simple, so very simple that any undergradate may understand it, but it's not a commonly known result.

do you just send your paper to a famous journal (and hope they don't reject it)?

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 Sorry, this isn't the kind of question that works well on this website. Much better to buttonhole someone with experience who knows your situation, and ask her. Voting to close. – Gerry Myerson Jan 18 2012 at 4:20
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 I expect this will be closed soon, since it's awfully discussion-oriented for MO, but the short answer is that it's hard to know when something is publishable. This is one reason grad students have advisors: beginners are sometimes overly eager to publish things they shouldn't, or feel underconfident even when they have something genuinely worthwhile. If you aren't yet an expert, you should consult with someone who is. You won't get a clear answer in the abstract. – Henry Cohn Jan 18 2012 at 4:22

closed as subjective and argumentative by Benjamin Steinberg, Henry Cohn, Gerry Myerson, Dan Petersen, Mariano Suárez-Alvarez Jan 18 2012 at 4:27

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