00910nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042100002100051245005200072856008400124300001100208490000600219520052500225022001400750       2024                            d  c20241 aElisabeth M. Bik00aPublishing negative results is good for science  uhttps://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000792  a0007920 v63 aScientists face challenges in publishing negative results, because most scientific journals are biassed in accepting positive and novel findings. Despite their importance, negative results often go unpublished, leading to duplication of efforts, biassed meta-analyses, and ethical concerns regarding animal and human studies. In this light, the initiative by Access Microbiology to collect and publish negative results in the field of microbiology is a very important and valuable contribution towards unbiassed science.  a2516-8290