Meta-science or Meta-research
Definition
The scientific study of science itself with the aim to describe, explain, evaluate and/or improve scientific practices. Meta-science typically investigates scientific methods, analyses, the reporting and evaluation of data, the reproducibility and replicability of research results, and research incentives.
References:
- Ioannidis, J. P., Fanelli, D., Dunne, D. D., & Goodman, S. N. (2015). Meta-research: Eevaluation and improvement of research methods and practices. PLoS Biology, 13(10), e1002264. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002264
- Peterson, D., & Panofsky, A. (2020). Metascience as a scientific social movement. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/4dsqa
Originally drafted by: Elizabeth Collins
Reviewed by: Tamara Kalandadze, Lisa Spitzer, Olmo van den Akker
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