隠された研究論文
1The Lancet, 32 Jamestown Rd, London NW1 78Y, England. richard.horton@lancet.com
JAMA
|June 1, 2002
まとめ
研究論文は,しばしば科学者の真の意見を表現できず,批判的な洞察や多様な見解を除外しています. この研究は,科学的報告の正確性を向上させるために,構造的な議論の必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 科学的出版物 科学的出版物
- 研究の整合性 研究の整合性
背景:
- 投稿者の意見の表現として,公表された研究結果の正確性を評価する.
- 記載された結果と著者のコンセンサスとの間の潜在的な不一致を調査する.
研究 の 目的:
- 研究論文が,報告された研究に関する寄稿者の意見を正確に反映しているかどうかを判断する.
- 科学的出版物における排除された批判や曖昧な意味の事例を特定する.
主な方法:
- ランセット誌の10件の研究記事で54人の貢献者からの調査回答の質的分析.
- 研究に関連する質問に対する貢献者の回答と,公表された研究報告書の比較.
主要な成果:
- 回答者の67%が回答し,多くの方が論文に載っていない弱点を認めた.
- 発見の重要性と意味について,貢献者の間で大きな意見の相違がある.
- 出版されたレポートは,多くの場合,さまざまな貢献者の意見を除外し,体系的な議論が欠けていました.
結論:
- 研究論文は,めったに,貢献者の意見の全スペクトルを捉えることができません.
- 証拠は,自己検閲された批判と科学的な執筆における曖昧な意味を示唆している.
- 構成された議論のセクションと,貢献者の多元性を含める方法を探求することを推奨します.
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