Dap, you raise a very interesting question and I look forward to others' opinions. I suppose that whether the data are deemed worthy of publication will depend on several factors, such as the degree to which the data are relevant/applicable (e.g., attitudes toward same-sex marriage in the US). I did some searching and found a couple of discussions that may be of relevance.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_late_is_too_late_to_publish_clinical_research https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_late_is_too_late_to_publish_clinical_research A related question is whether authors should be required to disclose when their data were collected. Miguel ________________________________________ From: Dap Louw [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 10:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Old but still useful? Tipsters I’m looking for guidelines on when gathered data is regarded as too old to be used for an article in a scientific journal. I specifically refer to Psychology. I fully realize that it’s relative and will be determined by several factors, but I would still appreciate your opinions. Maybe a few examples could also help. Thanks. Dap [cid:[email protected]] Dap Louw Extraordinary Professor: Psychology Buitengewone Professor: Sielkunde Faculty / Fakulteit: The Humanities / Geesteswetenskappe PO Box / Posbus 339, Bloemfontein 9300, Republic of South Africa / Republiek van Suid-Afrika [cid:[email protected]]27(0)43 841 1193 [cid:[email protected]]27(0)83 391 8331 [cid:[email protected]][email protected] [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/University-of-the-Free-State/175257709184139>[cid:[email protected]]<http://twitter.com/#%21/UFSweb>[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.youtube.com/UFSWeb> [cid:[email protected]] [cid:[email protected]] ________________________________ University of the Free State: This message and its contents are subject to a disclaimer. Please refer to http://www.ufs.ac.za/disclaimer for full details. Universiteit van die Vrystaat: Hierdie boodskap en sy inhoud is aan 'n vrywaringsklousule onderhewig. Volledige besonderhede is by http://www.ufs.ac.za/disclaimer vrywaring beskikbaar. ________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1632838.7e62b84813297f170a6fc240dab8c12d&n=T&l=tips&o=47848 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-47848-1632838.7e62b84813297f170a6fc240dab8c...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-47848-1632838.7e62b84813297f170a6fc240dab8c...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47850 or send a blank email to leave-47850-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
