id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt istl-1714 An Examination of Search Methodologies of Meta-Analyses in Peer-Reviewed Articles Related to Crop Science .html text/html 2928 174 56 Conclusion While meta-analysis is an important technique that can shed light on many issues pertaining to crop-related research, this study has shown that many published analyses lack basic information to enable replication and inspire confidence in the studies. Despite the issue of publication bias mentioned above, limiting to journal articles allows the results to be more meaningful to researchers in crop science, since the peer reviewed journal article is still the most highly regarded type of publication in the sciences (Bornmann 2011). cache/istl-1714.html txt/istl-1714.txt