隐藏的研究论文
1The Lancet, 32 Jamestown Rd, London NW1 78Y, England. richard.horton@lancet.com
JAMA
|June 1, 2002
概括
研究论文往往无法代表科学家的真实意见,排除了批判性的见解和不同的观点. 这项研究强调了需要进行结构化的讨论,以提高科学报告的准确性.
科学领域:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 科学出版 科研出版
- 研究诚信研究诚信
背景情况:
- 评估发表的研究结果的准确性,作为贡献者意见的代表.
- 调查所述发现与作者共识之间的潜在差异.
研究的目的:
- 确定研究论文是否准确地反映了贡献者对报告的研究的意见.
- 识别科学出版物中被排除的批评或模糊的含义的例子.
主要方法:
- 从10篇"柳叶刀"杂志的10篇研究文章中对54位贡献者的调查答复进行了定性分析.
- 对研究相关问题的贡献者答案与已发表的研究报告进行比较.
主要成果:
- 67%的贡献者回应了;许多人承认在论文中没有出现的弱点.
- 有关发现的重要性和影响的贡献者之间存在重大分歧.
- 发表的报告往往排除了各种贡献者的意见,缺乏系统的讨论.
结论:
- 研究论文很少捕捉到贡献者的观点的全部范围.
- 证据表明,科学著作中存在自我审查的批评和模糊的含义.
- 建议有结构的讨论部分和探索方法,以包括贡献者的多元性.
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