> I realize as I'm writing this that I don't really understand what "publishing" means. 1. Fully gather and analyse the data, no stopping early when you realis

> I realize as I'm writing this that I don't really understand what "publishing" means. 1. Fully gather and analyse the data, no stopping early when you realise it isn't working 2. Write the paper, read those background papers you hadn't got to yet so you can cite them, chase down references for things you know from memory. 3. Realise there's a gap in your table because you tested A, B and D at three levels each but C you only tested at the low and high level, not at the medium level. Go set up your test equipment again to fill in the blank space. 4. Run the paper by your collaborators and your boss, all of whom will feel obliged to suggest at least some improvements, which you'll make. 5. Choose a journal, apply the journal's template and style, send it in. 6. Wait for as much as several months for peer review. 7. The first peer reviewer suggests you retest with a slightly different protocol for cleaning your equipment before the test. You do so. 8. The second peer reviewer replies suggesting you test combinations of A, B, C and D, not just one at a time....