[Kevmo]

Intrade opened up a contract on the replication of Dr. Arata’s experiment.

Dr Yoshiaki Arata’s Cold Fusion Experiment

Dr Arata’s experiment to be replicated in peer-reviewed scientific journal on/before 31 Dec 2008
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http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/common/c_cd.jsp?conDetailID=615448&z=1213211487203

[mysterio]

The peer review process alone would probably take longer than that.

If all the data for the experiment had been collected (which it probably hasn't,) and he started writing the paper right now, he would probably submit the paper by the middle of July. Peer review process would take place, requesting revisions. Especially with a project this controversial. If the paper were accepted in October, it might still not make the December issue.

So a peer reviewed paper being published before December is exceptionally unlikely unless all of the steps above have been initiated already.