How can I publish my independent research? To many of you this might sound extremely ambitious, but I am already doing a lot of innovative things in my area of expertise. I think the results from this research could benefit the general public. It would be nice for me to be able to write my results in a formal paper and publish it. However I am not affiliated with any university and I know how much scrutiny there is in publishing. 

So assuming I have a paper written what are my next steps to publish it?
Find a suitable journal and submit the paper.