What does research reproducibility mean?

Steven N Goodman; Daniele Fanelli; John P A Ioannidis

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf5027

What does research reproducibility mean?

Sci Transl Med. 2016 Jun 1;8(341):341ps12. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf5027.

Authors

Steven N Goodman¹, Daniele Fanelli², John P A Ioannidis²

Affiliations

¹ Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. steve.goodman@stanford.edu.
² Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

PMID: 27252173
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf5027

Abstract

The language and conceptual framework of "research reproducibility" are nonstandard and unsettled across the sciences. In this Perspective, we review an array of explicit and implicit definitions of reproducibility and related terminology, and discuss how to avoid potential misunderstandings when these terms are used as a surrogate for "truth."

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / methods*
Biomedical Research / standards*
Reproducibility of Results