Should I make project report public before publishing journal article
Check the rules of your intended target journal(s) about their rules for posting to a preprint server. Many journals will exempt posting to a well-established preprint server from their rules about pre-publication.
If the rules allow it, post the report to the preprint server (preferably in a form close to that expected for an academic paper, but you can always call it the &quot;first draft&quot;; most preprint servers allow posting of updated versions).