Negative Results

Access Microbiology provides a platform to publish sound science across the entire field of microbiology. Negative results are an integral part of sound science and research integrity, adding value to the scientific literature that is often overlooked. In line with the platform’s mission, we have collated impactful negative results studies published since Access Microbiology’s launch in 2019. Science integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik provides an editorial for this collection, on the importance and value of negative data.

With ongoing debate in the scientific community about research integrity and the pressure to publish novel results, we want to highlight the high quality negative results studies published on the platform. New papers will be added to the collection as these are published.