TY - JOUR
T1 - Reporting negative results to stimulate experimental hydrology
T2 - discussion of “The role of experimental work in hydrological sciences–insights from a community survey”*
AU - van Emmerik, Tim
AU - Popp, Andrea
AU - Solcerova, Anna
AU - Müller, Hannes
AU - Hut, Rolf
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Experimental work in hydrology is in decline. Based on a community survey, Blume et al. showed that the hydrological community associates experimental work with greater risks. One of the main issues with experimental work is the higher chance of negative results (defined here as when the expected or wanted result was not observed despite careful experimental design, planning and execution), resulting in a longer and more difficult publishing process. Reporting on negative results would avoid putting time and resources into repeating experiments that lead to negative results, and give experimental hydrologists the scientific recognition they deserve. With this commentary, we propose four potential solutions to encourage reporting on negative results, which might contribute to a stimulation of experimental hydrology.
AB - Experimental work in hydrology is in decline. Based on a community survey, Blume et al. showed that the hydrological community associates experimental work with greater risks. One of the main issues with experimental work is the higher chance of negative results (defined here as when the expected or wanted result was not observed despite careful experimental design, planning and execution), resulting in a longer and more difficult publishing process. Reporting on negative results would avoid putting time and resources into repeating experiments that lead to negative results, and give experimental hydrologists the scientific recognition they deserve. With this commentary, we propose four potential solutions to encourage reporting on negative results, which might contribute to a stimulation of experimental hydrology.
KW - experimental hydrology
KW - field hydrology
KW - negative results
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048300489&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02626667.2018.1493203
DO - 10.1080/02626667.2018.1493203
M3 - Comment/Letter to the editor
AN - SCOPUS:85048300489
SN - 0262-6667
VL - 63
SP - 1269
EP - 1272
JO - Hydrological Sciences Journal
JF - Hydrological Sciences Journal
IS - 8
ER -