Research Synthesis Methods

Research Synthesis Methods is a quarterly peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal covering all aspects of research methods as they have been applied to research synthesis. It was established in 2010 and is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, of which it is the official journal. The founding editors-in-chief were Christopher Schmid (Brown University) and Mark Lipsey (Vanderbilt University),[1] and the current ones are Gerta Rücker (Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg) (Germany) and Ian Shrier (Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 3.218, ranking it 7th out of 59 journals in the category "Mathematical & Computational Biology"[2] and 14th out of 64 journals in the category "Multidisciplinary Sciences".[3]

Research Synthesis Methods
DisciplineResearch methods
Statistics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byGerta Rücker
Ian Shrier
Publication details
History2010–present
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
FrequencyQuarterly
5.043 (2018)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Res. Synth. Methods
Indexing
ISSN1759-2879 (print)
1759-2887 (web)
LCCN2010208799
OCLC no.1016403985
Links

Despite the journal's stated inclusive disciplinary scope, commentators have noted that articles published in the journal tend to be focused on quantitative forms of research synthesis, such as meta-analysis, and to adopt a positivist perspective on the practice of research synthesis.[4][5]

References
  1. "Society for Research Synthesis Methodology". University of California, Merced. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Mathematical & Computational Biology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
  3. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Multidisciplinary Sciences". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
  4. Vogt, W. Paul; Gardner, Dianne C.; Vogt, Elaine R.; Haeffele, Lynne M. (2014-05-19). Selecting the Right Analyses for Your Data: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods. Guilford Publications. p. 191. ISBN 9781462515769.
  5. Suri, Harsh (August 2013). "Epistemological pluralism in research synthesis methods". International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 26 (7): 889–911. doi:10.1080/09518398.2012.691565. ISSN 0951-8398.


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