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So, yes there needs to be a way to share what you have done that did not work. But to force me to write it up in a journal format to be critiqued by reviewers for me anyways is not the answer. I already have enough problems getting papers published and dealing with "reviewer #3". To have it citable, I don't really see the reason. I am not going to cite a bunch of null data and "stuff that did not work" on a grant proposal. They are only concerned with your productivity and impact. I may seem a bit harsh but there has to be an easier way to get "mistakes" out in the wild.
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Another issue is "the experiment didn't work because they didn't worked or the researcher didn't design the right experiment"?
Diego Romero-Perez
Science is turning into a "too good to be truth" issue now
Joshua Hill
Traditionally there has been no "Journal of Negative Results". With technology now wide spread and available to many there should be a repository for "experiments that just didn't work". The other side to that is someone poaching your experiments because they can determine where you are going with a certain set of failed experiments. Some parts of the scientific world are very cut-throat, with a win at all costs to secure the next round of funding.