What is the purpose of launching the World Journal of Meta-Analysis

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai; Lesley A. Anderson

doi:10.13105/wjma.v1.i1.1

What is the purpose of launching the World Journal of Meta-Analysis

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai^*, Lesley A. Anderson

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Abstract

The exponential growth of scientific evidence (i.e., primary research) and the ongoing development of methods to summarize such evidence, such as meta-analyses and mixed treatment comparisons (i.e., secondary research), make the worldwide dissemination of highquality meta-analyses and pertinent articles a key scientific priority. The World Journal of Meta-Analysis will apply an electronic open access publishing approach combined with a timely and thorough peer-review of submitted manuscripts, weighing more on quality than priority, in order to improve the dissemination of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, as well as novelties and advancements in methods related to them, focusing on clinical medicine, but spanning all biomedical, epidemiological, and psychological research fields.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Volume	1
Issue number	1
Early online date	26 May 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v1.i1.1
Publication status	Published - 26 May 2013

Keywords

Evidence-based medicine
Meta-analysis
Meta-regression
Review
Systematic review

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