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Meta-research as discipline, field, or spectrum

In: Handbook of Meta-Research

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  • Gemma E. Derrick
  • Nuzha Nuseibeh
  • Alis Oancea
  • Xin Xu

Abstract

This chapter examines the current state of meta-research. Specifically, we explore meta-research’s dynamic nature as a unique characteristic of an area of study that requires researchers to examine the practices, processes and norms within which their own work is situated. In addition, the interdisciplinary nature of meta-research presents epistemological tensions around notions of research quality, that also are an important area of study and of constant examination and debate for meta-researchers. This chapter examines the potential consequences of this diversity on the recognition of meta-research as a field or discipline. The chapter concludes with an acknowledgement that the field benefits from keeping disciplinary borders fluid as a way of encouraging and valuing interdisciplinary perspectives and experiences of meta research.

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  • Gemma E. Derrick & Nuzha Nuseibeh & Alis Oancea & Xin Xu, 2024. "Meta-research as discipline, field, or spectrum," Chapters, in: Alis Oancea & Gemma E. Derrick & Nuzha Nuseibeh & Xin Xu (ed.), Handbook of Meta-Research, chapter 1, pages 1-11, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:19695_1
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