Strategies to get negative results accepted
Positive results can speak for themselves, especially those that are
expected to be positive as they fill in a gap in the evidence on
clinical knowledge and other research results on a subject. This is
mainstream research, often booring, easily funded, piling up
articles that write themselves.
Positive results that are unexpected and negative results
that are unexpected, provided the theory & relevancy is sound to
start with, require a clear statement in Introducton and Discussion
on the clinical & scientific (nog statistical) significance of these
results. It should have the smell of curiosity and suprise. It should
raise enthousiasm. The article should have the effect that the reader
when reading suddenly sits upright and smile and says "This is a
peculiar piece of work!"
A matter of reasoning, writing, style.
Nico van Duijn
> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 13:11:26 -0400
> From: Arturo Marti-Carvajal <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Negative Results.
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Reply-to: Arturo Marti-Carvajal <[log in to unmask]>
> Dear Madam/Sir:
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> Usually, the journals accepts the papers that show positive results. Now
> then, what would you do if your research, correctly planned and executed,
> shows negative results? . In other words, which would the strategies be to
> achieve the publication of the research? What would it recommend?
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> Thank you very much in advance
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> Arturo Marti-Carvajal
> Universidad de Carabobo
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> Phone/Fax:58-41-712883
> Valencia, Edo. Carabobo
> Venezuela
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