Hyperlink with javascript function

I am creating a hyperlink with a call to a javascript function:

<a style="text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer" target="_blank" href="javascript:goToStateNewWindow('trending', '{projectId:2313,alarmsOnly:true}')">test</a>

It works fine in Chrome, but in IE I get this:

javascript:goToStateNewWindow('trending', '{projectId:2313,alarmsOnly:true}') in the address bar and

This page can’t be displayed

Is there a different format for what I am trying to do?

Thanks