Open AccessPublish Unexpected Results That Conflict with Assumptions
Author(s) -
Logsdon S. D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
agricultural and environmental letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2471-9625
DOI - 10.2134/ael2015.10.0007
Subject(s) - publication , forgetting , computer science , core (optical fiber) , data science , epistemology , political science , psychology , law , telecommunications , philosophy , cognitive psychology
Core Ideas Publish results that conflict with current assumptions. Look beyond current fads. Break with discredited, but popular, assumptions.Some widely held scientific assumptions have been discredited, whereas others are just inappropriate for many applications. Sometimes, a widely held analysis procedure takes on a life of its own, forgetting the original purpose of the study. The peer‐reviewed system makes it difficult to get a paper published that questions established assumptions or shows data contrary to established ideas. Refusing to publish these studies is hampering the advancement of science. Novel observations should be published so that other scientists can pursue new theory.