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BMC Medical Research Methodology

BMC Medical Research Methodology is an open-access journal that publishes original peer-reviewed research articles on healthcare research methodology. The journal particularly encourages submissions related to epidemiological studies, clinical trials, and meta-analysis/systematic review methods, as well as empirical research exploring the relationship between methodological choices and research outcomes. The aim of BMC Medical Research Methodology is not to publish articles that merely describe scientific methods or techniques; such articles should be submitted directly to BMC journals that cover relevant biomedical subject areas.

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• Epidemiology
• Health Informatics

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A tutorial on methodological studies: the what, when, how and why

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• 1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. [email protected].
• 2 Biostatistics Unit/FSORC, 50 Charlton Avenue East, St Joseph's Healthcare-Hamilton, 3rd Floor Martha Wing, Room H321, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada. [email protected].
• 3 Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon. [email protected].
• 4 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
• 5 Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
• 6 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health - Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
• 7 Biostatistics Unit/FSORC, 50 Charlton Avenue East, St Joseph's Healthcare-Hamilton, 3rd Floor Martha Wing, Room H321, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada.
• 8 Departments of Paediatrics and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
• 9 Centre for Evaluation of Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare-Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
• 10 Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
• PMID: 32894052
• PMCID: PMC7487909
• DOI: 10.1186/s12874-020-01107-7

Background: Methodological studies - studies that evaluate the design, analysis or reporting of other research-related reports - play an important role in health research. They help to highlight issues in the conduct of research with the aim of improving health research methodology, and ultimately reducing research waste.

Main body: We provide an overview of some of the key aspects of methodological studies such as what they are, and when, how and why they are done. We adopt a "frequently asked questions" format to facilitate reading this paper and provide multiple examples to help guide researchers interested in conducting methodological studies. Some of the topics addressed include: is it necessary to publish a study protocol? How to select relevant research reports and databases for a methodological study? What approaches to data extraction and statistical analysis should be considered when conducting a methodological study? What are potential threats to validity and is there a way to appraise the quality of methodological studies?

Conclusion: Appropriate reflection and application of basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics are required in the design and analysis of methodological studies. This paper provides an introduction for further discussion about the conduct of methodological studies.

Keywords: Meta-epidemiology; Methodological study; Research methods; Research-on-research.

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BMC Medical Research Methodology

Journal Abbreviation: BMC MED RES METHODOL Journal ISSN: 1471-2288

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Citation Impact 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 3.9 5-year Journal Impact Factor: 6.5 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.701 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.632 Speed 2023 Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 18 Submission to acceptance (median days): 210 Usage 2023 Downloads: 4,638,094 Altmetric mentions: 3,126

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