Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Yes Virginia, there IS a Journal of Negative Results!

Remember how I was bemoaning the lack of appropriate forum for publishing your failed projects (so that no one else has to go down that dismal road)?

I was wrong!

There are at least two:

The Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine

The Journal of Negative Results in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

I am totalling submitting my non-expressing transgenic mice to the biomed one. Who-hoo, publications!

[Update: The bean-mom just pointed out to me that they sell T-shirts! So if you think that this journal is a good idea and you're feeling slightly wealthy, go buy one and make yourself a walking billboard for a sorely needed scientific repository of useful information.]

5 comments:

The bean-mom said...

This is so totally awesome. I might even have to order one of the "Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine" advertised on their site. "Girlie" style, in gray.

Ambivalent Academic said...

oooh! I didn't even see the T-shirts. I'm totally asking for one for Christmas.

The bean-mom said...

Yeah, I think it would be a great Christmas present!

Oh, and in response to the last comment you left on my blog--yup, there are some great posts on The Alternative Scientist site, and I've written a few posts there specifically about my job and about science writing (there are other science writers/editors posting on that site, too).

If you have any specific questions, you are free to e-mail them to me, or shoot a comment to my site.

Ambivalent Academic said...

Sheesh! On second thought maybe not...21 euros plus overseas delivery!?!?

Cath@VWXYNot? said...

Sweeeeeet. I might just be able to double the number of publications from my PhD!