OpenCon 2015

Publication bias, the probability that statistically significant and nonsignificant results are published, directly affects the efficiency of the scientific endeavour. A paper in PLOS ONE (Van Assen et al., 2014) indicates the scientific system is 30 times as efficient if we eliminate publication bias, so it is worthwhile to share stories about how we share our research (only publishing or also discoverable elsewhere, even if not published in the end?), whether we publish everything, and if we do, how we publish all of it. Potentially, we can create a document explaining practical steps a researcher takes to make it easier to publish everything.

Ref:
Van Assen, M. A. L. M., van Aert, R. C. M., Nuijten, M. B., & Wicherts, J. M. (2014). Why publishing everything is more effective than selective publishing of statistically significant results. PloS One, 9(1), e84896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084896