The "File Drawer Problem" of Non-Significant Results: Does It Apply to Biological Research?

Abstract

We show that there appears to be a publication bias against non-significant results in the biological literature. We suggest reasons why non-significant results are not published, the implications of not publishing non-significant results, and why we need to correct the problem.

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