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15 November 2005

JSpurC? JSpurC!

Look for a new publication outlet called The Journal of Spurious Correlations. JSpurC will be launching soon and is soliciting manuscripts. Unlike the Journal of Irreproducible Results, this is a serious endeavor. It looks like the journal is seeking to publish negative results more than spurious ones, but either way it is an interesting development. The editors are experimenting with "triple blind" submission in which authors of negative findings may remain temporarily anoymous. (I suppose "quadruple blind" submission would prevent authors from even knowing about their own results!) The "file drawer problem" has long been a concern that JSpurC might help remedy. Gerber, Green, and Nickerson find evidence of publication bias in field studies of voter turnout but Sigelman's essay is skeptical. Is JSpurC going to solve this problem?

Posted by Barry Burden at November 15, 2005 10:00 AM