The All Results Journals: Publishing negative results - highlighting time and money savings
3 March 2011
Spain
The All Results Journals is a scientific tool created by the Society for the Improvement of Science (SACSIS), which brings together a set of scientific journals subscribed to the Total Open Access movement (free consultation and publication). This is an initiative of David Alcantara, Pablo Bernal and Carlos Ceacero, a group of young Spanish scientists that come up with a new vision of Science. The All Results Journals has the aim of pooling international scientific negative results of many research disciplines such as Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Nanotechnology.
There is a big problem inside Science: the negative results of the investigations are not being published, a problem known internationally as "publication bias."
The All Results Journals is created to publish the “gray literature” that never appears in traditional scientific journals, the research’s negative results. These journals have two characteristics that make them distinctive and revolutionary in the current scientific paradigm.
First, they offer scientists the chance to publish negative data from many studies that have been discarded, that represents a significant saving on time and money for further research.
Second, is the first example of “Total Open Access”' journal philosophy, where the publication and the reading of articles is done absolutely free.
Over 60% of the experiments carried out by international research teams and industry fail (produce no result) and are forgotten, but generate high level knowledge. Having availability to this data is very important to obtain positive results, because it avoids future scientists to delve into previously explored ways without success. Traditional journals are looking for positive results, The All Results Journals is the journal of the negative results. This philosophy is reflected in its slogan: "All your results are good results."
The All Results Journals offers young researchers the opportunity to publish all the negative results of their research (under the supervision of its directors) and get used to the scientific publishing process, allowing them a better training for their professional development. The All Results Journals becomes a pioneer in the free exchange of scientific information.
In 2010, The All Results Journals published two issues focused in Chemistry and Biology. In 2011, the editorial team hopes to continue publishing quality articles with negative outcomes.
The All Results Journals defends another way of doing science and they are showing it to the international scientific community.
There is a big problem inside Science: the negative results of the investigations are not being published, a problem known internationally as "publication bias."
The All Results Journals is created to publish the “gray literature” that never appears in traditional scientific journals, the research’s negative results. These journals have two characteristics that make them distinctive and revolutionary in the current scientific paradigm.
First, they offer scientists the chance to publish negative data from many studies that have been discarded, that represents a significant saving on time and money for further research.
Second, is the first example of “Total Open Access”' journal philosophy, where the publication and the reading of articles is done absolutely free.
Over 60% of the experiments carried out by international research teams and industry fail (produce no result) and are forgotten, but generate high level knowledge. Having availability to this data is very important to obtain positive results, because it avoids future scientists to delve into previously explored ways without success. Traditional journals are looking for positive results, The All Results Journals is the journal of the negative results. This philosophy is reflected in its slogan: "All your results are good results."
The All Results Journals offers young researchers the opportunity to publish all the negative results of their research (under the supervision of its directors) and get used to the scientific publishing process, allowing them a better training for their professional development. The All Results Journals becomes a pioneer in the free exchange of scientific information.
In 2010, The All Results Journals published two issues focused in Chemistry and Biology. In 2011, the editorial team hopes to continue publishing quality articles with negative outcomes.
The All Results Journals defends another way of doing science and they are showing it to the international scientific community.