Abstract
It is a truism that research papers that take account of previous studies and report interesting findings are of little merit if the methodology lacks rigour. Such papers are of no value to nurses or nursing if the science is wrong. As editors, we often get frustrated when what initially appears to be an interesting paper has to be rejected because the authors did not convince us that the research approach was robust and systematic. Rigorously designed and conducted research enables transparency and reproducibility, qualities valued by funders and governments.