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Why publish your negative results?

During an interview with Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine (JNRBM), Dr Haiko Sprott (below) provides some interesting and thought-provoking views on why the publication of negative results is...

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No result is worthless: the value of negative results in science

Jian Tang and Renata Curty are carrying out a study which examines the academic influence of Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine. They are doctoral students in the Information Science and...

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BMC Psychology launches!

On Wednesday 27 February, the newest addition to the BMC-series portfolio was launched. This marked a significant milestone for the BMC-series family of open access journals, as it was the first truly...

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Transparency and reporting of clinical trials in the UK

International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated around the world on the 20 May to commemorate the day in 1747 when James Lind started one of the very first trials in history. It provides an opportunity...

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Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day

On May 20, 1747, James Lind pioneered a scurvy trial on board the HMS Salisbury. Providing some crew members with two oranges and one lemon per day, while others were given cider, vinegar, sulphuric...

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Transparency in research using animals

The past two days have seen scientists, animal welfare officers, funding agencies and journal editors gather together in London for the 3rd Basel Declaration Society Conference. The focus? To discuss...

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In support of progress towards clinical trial transparency

As the draft of the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation is poised to enter Triologue discussions, BioMed Central has thrown its support behind the AllTrials initiative and has written to the British...

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An open letter in support of Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials (RIATs)

Making the results of all clinical trials accessible to researchers, clinicians and the public not only promotes transparency in clinical research, it also ensures that all the evidence is available...

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Final countdown for the EU Clinical Trials Regulation

“Truth never damages a cause that is just” – Mahatma Gandhi Today, European Parliament will vote on the EU Clinical Trials Regulation, including changes to legislation regarding transparency in Europe....

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Tamiflu: A poster child for transparency in clinical trials?

Thursday 10 April saw the publication of the Cochrane systematic review on oseltamivir and zanamivir, or Tamiflu (Roche) and Relenza (GlaxoSmithKline) to give them their better-known trade names. In...

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Can you show us that again please?

For almost thirty years, David Stern has been obsessed with the fact that male fruit flies ‘sing’ to females. His work on this problem, published today in BMC Biology, has got him thinking about...

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A movement with momentum – the potential of clinical trials registries

“The registration of all interventional trials is a scientific, ethical and moral responsibility” – World Health Organization (WHO) New research published today in Systematic Reviews suggests that the...

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BMC Psychology launches!

On Wednesday 27 February, the newest addition to the BMC-series portfolio was launched. This marked a significant milestone for the BMC-series family of open access journals, as it was the first truly...

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