Well, it's exciting to know that not all the hard work, blood, sweat and, yes, even sometimes tears over my grad degree wasn't completely in vain. A portion of my final manuscript has been officially accepted for publication and will appear in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin's March 2011 edition.
Yay! Right?
Well sorta. Here's what I'm struggling with:
1) The final product had most of the actually interesting aspects of our theory removed... Due to their 'speculative and controversial nature'. Well, isn't that the point of research and publication? To reach a little further, to think a little harder, to shine light on a new way of thought as opposed to continually ascribing to accepted theories? You know, help evolve science, blah blah blah?
2) The title starts with "Diarrhea..."
Yes-sir-ee, after March 2011, a quick Google search will pair my name with first author on a scientific publication apparently about loose bowl movements... And to revert back to #1, this wasn't even on the top 10 list of interesting findings... Sigh.
But hey, I'll take it none-the-less!!!
** UPDATE: I re-read this post this morning and realize I sound ungrateful that we got accepted... For the record, that's not true at all! Yay for first authorship!!
3 comments:
is it a Canadian thing to not push science, to revert or lapse into "proven" theories?? sounds kinda like what our friends' frustrations are (prev in Japan, now in Canada).
Interesting thought... It depends on which journal you're trying to be published in though. For example, some of the top ones (for nutrition) are in Europe. The Food and Nutrition Bulletin, the one we applied to, is in the States.
Hey, nothing catches my eye quicker than something that involves the GI tract!!! I will be sure to read it!!! But yes I can understand your frustration - and if I think about it much longer I will begin to question my education so I'd better stop there!
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