The Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine
is an open access journal publishing negative data sets, that encourage
discussions on ambiguous, unanticipated or provocative results with
regard to currently accepted concepts.
Thereby, the journal wants to
challenge present scientific models and dogmas. In particular, the publication of work demonstrating that standard
methods and techniques are sometimes inapplicable to some studies is of a
great advantage to other researchers in their respective fields. Also,
scientists and physicians are invited to publish clinical trials that do
not show a higher efficacy in therapy than current treatments. This can
eventually lead to the improvement of experimental design and treatment
strategies.
As traditional journals infrequently publish negative studies, valuable
information often becomes inaccessible to other researchers to evaluate
and analyze. In particular, negative or controversial results
contradicting prevalent theories aren't easily published - although they
might be innovative.
Of course, not all null results and controversial data would necessarily
be groundbreaking. In short, the journal believes that the publication
of such results is an important influence on the scientific community to
consider and improvise upon in their own research.
Check this out: http://www.jnrbm.com/
by Nicole Hentschel
This article originally appeared on June 1, 2011 in Volume 4 - Issue 2, "Good Scientific Practice"
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