A new format of journal article 'The Registered Report model' has recently been introduced that hopes to tackle the problem of certain trials going unpublished, for a variety of reasons. It's a format where a study and its methodology are submitted to a journal before any actual data is collected: newatlas.com/registered-rep...
Dr Ben Goldacre (Alltrials and Compare) gets a mention for his work in encouraging greater publishing of trial data.
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