Re:Most scientists 'can't replicate studies by their peers'
by BeetleB on Thursday February 23, 2017 @02:41PM
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>Sorry, let me be clear: If an interesting result is published, people will go to the trouble. Most results are of limited interest and mediocre.
If it's in a journal, it is interesting. Journal editors will require "interesting" as a prerequisite to publishing a paper. Papers do get rejected for "valid work but not interesting".
If journals are publishing papers that are of limited interest, then there is a serious problem with the state of science.
I'm not trying to pick hairs. One way or other, there is a real problem - either journals are not being the appropriate gatekeepers (by allowing uninteresting studies), or most interesting studies are not being replicated.
If it's in a journal, it is interesting. Journal editors will require "interesting" as a prerequisite to publishing a paper. Papers do get rejected for "valid work but not interesting".
If journals are publishing papers that are of limited interest, then there is a serious problem with the state of science.
I'm not trying to pick hairs. One way or other, there is a real problem - either journals are not being the appropriate gatekeepers (by allowing uninteresting studies), or most interesting studies are not being replicated.