# jnar

> jnar (Journal of Negative & Applied Results) is the open registry where scientific lab protocols keep evolving. Unlike a frozen methods section in a paper, on jnar the replications, negative results, and fixes stay attributed (via ORCID), versioned, and alive — so a single canonical method gets more reproducible over time. An AI feature turns an existing methods document (PDF, Word, or notes) into a structured, editable protocol in one step.

## What jnar is
- An open protocol registry for research scientists and labs.
- Protocols are living, versioned objects with a visible **fix history** (what broke, who fixed it, why).
- Negative results and troubleshooting are first-class, searchable, attributed objects.
- Community input arrives as **structured contributions against the original — never forks**, so knowledge converges on one canonical protocol.
- The application lives at https://app.jnar.io; this marketing site is https://jnar.io.

## Pricing (freemium)
- Free to start: single-person workspace — read, browse, contribute, author protocols manually, ORCID attribution. Your first AI doc→protocol conversion is free.
- Paid: organizations with more than one member (private projects, internal moderation, roles, team credit), and AI protocol creation beyond the first free conversion.
- SSO/SAML and data residency are on the roadmap for institutions.
- jnar is NOT "free forever" — it is freemium. See https://jnar.io/pricing and https://jnar.io/pricing.md

## How it compares
- vs protocols.io: jnar adds a visible fix history, first-class negative results, structured (non-fork) contributions, and one-click AI import; it is open and modern. See https://jnar.io/compare/protocols-io-alternative
- vs Benchling: jnar is built for open sharing and community-validated methods rather than enterprise ELN/LIMS.

## Key pages
- Home: https://jnar.io/
- AI import (doc→protocol): https://jnar.io/import
- Pricing: https://jnar.io/pricing
- For labs: https://jnar.io/for-labs
- Blog: https://jnar.io/blog
- About: https://jnar.io/about
- protocols.io alternative: https://jnar.io/compare/protocols-io-alternative
- Western blot protocols hub: https://jnar.io/protocols/western-blot