Submit Your Research
Don't let it be completely wasted. Your failed experiments, null results, and abandoned hypotheses contain knowledge the world cannot afford to lose. Choose from eight structured submission types.
Submission Types
Select the format that best fits your contribution. Each type has a structured template to ensure completeness.
Document experimental paths that didn't succeed with full methodology.
Required Sections
- Background & Objectives
- Success Criteria
- Experimental Design
- Execution Record
- Results (Failure Manifestation)
- Failure Analysis
- Boundary Conditions
- Lessons Learned
Report interventions with no significant effect or hypotheses that didn't hold.
Required Sections
- Research Question & Hypothesis
- Study Design & Statistical Plan
- Sample Size & Power Analysis
- Results (Effect Sizes, CIs)
- Exclusion of Alternative Explanations
- Data Availability Statement
- Lessons Learned
Transparent documentation of failed attempts to reproduce published findings.
Required Sections
- Original Study Citation
- Replication Target
- Replication Protocol
- Differences Ledger
- Results Comparison
- Diagnostic Experiments
- Conclusion Classification
- Recommendations
Record theoretical frameworks proven unviable with supporting evidence.
Required Sections
- Hypothesis Statement
- Verification Path
- Key Counter-Evidence
- Alternative Explanations
- Remaining Value
- Lessons Learned
Document methodological approaches that hit fundamental limitations.
Required Sections
- Method Description
- Target Metrics & Thresholds
- Attempts Matrix
- Failure Modes
- Resource Consumption
- Alternative Approaches
Quick reports on small but definitive failure points.
Required Sections
- Problem Statement
- Minimal Evidence
- Key Lesson
- Supporting Data (Optional)
Publish negative-result datasets with DOI for citation and reuse.
Required Sections
- Dataset Abstract
- Data Structure & Dictionary
- Collection Process
- Quality Control
- License & Citation
- Version Strategy
Share protocols with documented failure modes and troubleshooting guides.
Required Sections
- Scope (Applicable & Not)
- Materials & Equipment
- Procedure Steps
- Parameter Windows
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Safety Considerations
Review Process
Our peer review focuses on methodological rigor and documentation completeness, not novelty or positive outcomes.
Submission
Create a free account, choose a submission type, and complete the structured template. (ORCID sign-in is planned for full launch.)
AI desk check
WASTE's AI Precheck screens your draft for required sections, ethics, and statistics and scores completeness — your first check is free, then $12 per report.
Editor triage & review
A human editor reviews scope and rigor; structured peer review (1–2 rounds) is being built for full launch.
Decision
Accept, revise, reject, or transfer to archive — decided by editors, never by the AI or by payment.
Publication
Open-access publication (CC BY) with metadata indexing; Crossref DOI registration at full launch.
Download Templates
Structured templates for each submission type are being finalized and will be available here at launch. To request an early copy, email submissions@wastejournal.org.
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Ready to Submit?
Someone might be enlightened by your thoughts. WASTE is pre-launch and the online submission portal (with ORCID sign-in) is on the way. To submit now or register your interest as a founding author, email our submissions desk.
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Author Guidelines
General Requirements
- All submissions must include verifiable methodology and data
- English abstract (200-300 words) required; Chinese abstract optional
- ORCID iD recommended for all authors (required at full launch)
- Data and code should be deposited in DOI-minting repositories (Zenodo, figshare)
- All submissions are published under CC BY 4.0 license
Ethical Considerations
- Submissions must not contain unverifiable claims about others' research
- Human subjects research requires IRB/ethics approval documentation
- Conflicts of interest must be disclosed
- Funding sources must be acknowledged