Is it important to publish the results of research findings?

Publishing results of research projects in peer-reviewed journals enables the scientific and medical community to evaluate the findings themselves. It also provides instructions so that other researchers can repeat the experiment or build on it to verify and confirm the results.

Why is it important that data is published in scientific journals?

In general, data journals make it easier for researchers to publish their data and make it accessible. In this way, they are helping to change the previous culture where data sharing was not common and citations was also poor.

How do you correct a published paper?

Correct the online article. Issue a separate correction notice electronically linked back to the corrected version. Add a footnote to the article displaying the electronic link to the correction notice. Paginate and make available the correction notice in the online issue of the journal.

Does the responsibility of researchers end once they have published their findings?

The responsibility of the researchers does not end with publishing. It is their duty to inform the general public from whom often the data is accrued or the research is either directly or indirectly funded by the public who have no access to scientific journals.

Are researchers required to publish the results of their clinical trials?

“Researchers have a duty to make publicly available the results of their research on human subjects… Negative and inconclusive as well as positive results should be published or otherwise made publicly available” (para. 36).

Why do researchers publish?

It is through publication that the research, including its scientific and practical contributions, is disseminated to others in a particular field. This makes scientific researchers and practitioners with similar interests aware of new knowledge in their field and it helps to advance knowledge and its application.

What are the benefits of publishing a research paper?

6 Benefits of publishing research papers

• Improves writing and research.
• Experience of Scholarly Publication Process.
• Connects with professors and researchers.
• Display leadership and initiative.
• Professionalize the undergraduate experience.
• Inform a future career path.

What if there is a mistake in published paper?

Answer: Since the error can be misleading, it is best to inform the journal about it. You can write to the journal mentioning the error, the correction, and how it can impact your paper. The journal will then either update the online version or add a note, comment, or erratum.

What happens if a research paper is wrong?

Nothing will happen if your conclusions are “wrong”, but were appropriately drawn. Researchers make wrong conclusions all the time. Conclusions are based on the information available at the time. In a research paper you describe what you did, how you did it, and the conclusions that you drew from what you did.

What will happen if we stop conducting research?

Without research, we could not possibly have survived as long as we have. And there are still millions of things that have yet to be discovered: diseases to cure, waters to explore, species to discover. All of that is possible with research.

What does truthful publication means to a researcher?

Researchers should present their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. • Researchers should strive to describe their methods clearly and unambiguously so that their findings can be confirmed by others.

Should all clinical trials be published?

Negative and inconclusive as well as positive results must be published or otherwise made publicly available”. There is an ethical imperative to report the results of all clinical trials, including those of unreported trials conducted in the past.

Why is it important to report potentially harmful errors?

Nonetheless, reporting potentially harmful errors that were intercepted before harm was done, errors that did not cause harm, and near-miss errors is as important as reporting the ones that do harm patients. Patient safety initiatives target systems-related failures that contribute to errors within the complex environment of health care.

Is there a point in publishing negative research results?

No point in publishing negative results, after all. Or is there? Publication bias affects the body of scientific knowledge in different ways, including skewing it towards statistically significant or “positive” results.

How does publication bias affect the body of scientific knowledge?

Publication bias affects the body of scientific knowledge in different ways, including skewing it towards statistically significant or “positive” results. This means that the results of thousands of experiments that fail to confirm the efficacy of a treatment or vaccine – including the outcomes of clinical trials – fail to see the light of day.

Why aren’t these results being published in scientific journals?

“All these results exist, but they are not published,” said Dr. Emma Granqvist, Publisher of Elsevier’s New Negatives in Plant Science, who was a researcher in molecular plant science. “Researchers are saying that if they submit these results, journal editors will reject their manuscripts because they’re not interesting or high impact.”