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Starting a public research journal

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@misc{nickson2026starting, title = {Starting a public research journal}, author = Nickson, year = 2026, howpublished = {Nickson research record}, url = {https://www.nicksonlab.com/journal/starting-a-public-research-journal}, keywords = {research journal, writing, open notebook}, }

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Nickson (2026). Starting a public research journal. Nickson. https://www.nicksonlab.com/journal/starting-a-public-research-journal

Plain text

Nickson. "Starting a public research journal." Nickson, 2026. https://www.nicksonlab.com/journal/starting-a-public-research-journal

This is the journal: a place where I write and share directly with whoever is reading. It is intentionally broadcast-only — there's no comment thread here. The papers and notes are where discussion happens; this is where I simply say things.

Why keep it separate

  • Papers and notes are for work that invites scrutiny — so they carry discussion.
  • The journal is for writing I want to share, not debate: progress updates, short essays, decisions, things I've changed my mind about.

Only I publish here. Everything below the surface — the authoring, the editing, the deciding what to say — stays with me; the audience reads.

What to expect

Short and frequent more often than long and polished. Some entries will graduate into a proper note or paper; most won't, and that's the point — a journal is allowed to be a journal.

More soon.

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