The Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine (JNRBM), published by BioMed Central, has appointed Associate Editors to assist with the peer-review process.
The Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine provides scientists and physicians with responsible and balanced information in order to improve experimental designs and clinical decisions. The journal seeks to promote the publication of negative results and data, and supports the idea that scientists should be provided with balanced information which can offer a more complete scientific record, thereby reducing the risk of publication bias or later rebuttal of research.
Perhaps in reflection of this rising awareness of the importance of publishing negative results, 2011 saw an increase in submissions to JNRBM, leading to the recruitment of a number of Associate Editors to provide their scientific expertise to assist with the peer-review process.
The Associate Editor model is a strategy which Biomed Central successfully introduced in 2008 in order to improve speed and quality of peer-review on its BMC series journals. The hope is that adopting a similar model for JNRBM will lead not only to a more efficient peer-review process, but also an improved capacity to publish even more of this incredibly valuable research.
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