PLoS Biology (Jan 2022)

The first six years of meta-research at PLOS Biology.

  • Roland G Roberts,
  • PLOS Biology Staff Editors

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001553
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
p. e3001553

Abstract

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Meta-research involves the interrogation of every stage of the research lifecycle, from conception to publication and dissemination. Looking back over the first six years of PLOS Biology Meta-Research Articles highlights the important insights that can be obtained from such "research on research".