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PLoS Biol. 2022 Jan 31;20(1):e3001553. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001553. eCollection 2022 Jan.
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".
元研究涉及对研究生命周期的每个阶段进行质疑,从构思到出版和传播。回顾《公共科学图书馆·生物学》元研究文章创刊六年来的情况,突出了从这种“研究中的研究”中可以获得的重要见解。