Meta-research: Why research on research matters

Ioannidis, JPA

Ioannidis, JPA (reprint author), Stanford Univ, Meta Res Innovat Ctr Stanford METRICS, Stanford, CA 94305 USA.; Ioannidis, JPA (reprint author), Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA.; Ioannidis, JPA (reprint aut

PLOS BIOLOGY, 2018; 16 (3):

Abstract

Meta-research is the study of research itself: its methods, reporting, reproducibility, evaluation, and incentives. Given that science is the key driv......

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