Metatheory

Theory whose subject matter is itself a theory

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2021
Metascience
Published academic systematic reviews increased to more than 45,000, representing a significant expansion in comprehensive research review practices over a decade.
2021
Facet theory
Hackett published the second revised and enlarged edition of 'Facet Theory and the Mapping Sentence', expanding on the theory's evolving philosophy and applications.
2019
Metascience
Progress Studies was explicitly proposed as a new field of research through an essay, conceptualized as an applied science aimed at understanding and prescribing interventions for scientific progress.
2011
Metascience
Number of published academic systematic reviews was around 6,000, marking a baseline for tracking the growth of evidence synthesis in scientific research.
2010
Metascience
The term 'replication crisis' was coined, highlighting growing awareness of methodological flaws and reproducibility issues across scientific research.

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