e-mail the research results to local newspapers publish the research results in a scientific journal publish the results in brochures for doctors discuss the research results on the Internet
I gave my students this multiple choice question: How should researchers share their findings with other scientists to validate their study of the effectiveness of a new medication?

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- e-mail the research results to local newspapers
- publish the research results in a scientific journal
- publish the results in brochures for doctors
- discuss the research results on the Internet

Could you tell me which one is correct?

publish the research results in a scientific journal