Academic publication types

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Research report

Research reports describe the current status or results of a research project, joint projects or the research activities of an entire organisation. They are prepared by research institutions at universities or companies and are commissioned by government agencies, international organisations, research funding institutions and businesses. They are primarily published in repositories and on websites.

Eisner, M., Ribeaud, D., & Locher, R. (2009). Prävention von Jugendgewalt: Forschungsbericht zuhanden des Bundesamtes für Sozialversicherungen (Expertenbericht Nr. 05/09; Beiträge zur sozialen Sicherheit). Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen. https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-166394

Leuenberger, T., Glaser, M., Christensen, L., & Birrer, A. (2018). Sozialwissenschaftliche Begleitstudie zur Solaren Fitness- und Wellnessunit (SFW) im NEST an der Empa Dübendorf. Bundesamt für Energie. https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Default?DocumentID=50000&Load=true

Research reports can also be published in the form of a journal article.

Pethes, N. (2003). Literatur- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Ein Forschungsbericht. Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur (IASL), 28(1), 181–231. https://doi.org/10.1515/IASL.2003.1.181

Review, research synthesis

Reviews summarise findings from several comparable primary research studies. There are various kinds of reviews that differ in terms of the methodology applied.

Narrative reviews usually provide a broad overview of a specific topic. The studies addressed are chosen subjectively, however.

Pieper, D., Ober, P., Dressler, C., Schmidt, S., Mathes, T., & Becker, M. (2019). Effizientere Leitlinienerstellung – eine narrative Übersichtsarbeit. Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, 146, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2019.08.004

Systematic reviews aim to incorporate all relevant literature on a subject. The methodological approach is disclosed transparently (where exactly what was searched for and which selection and evaluation criteria were applied).

Jungjohann, J., Gegenfurtner, A., & Gebhardt, M. (2018). Systematisches Review von Lernverlaufsmessung im Bereich der frühen Leseflüssigkeit. Empirische Sonderpädagogik, 10(1), 100–118. https://doi.org/10.25656/01:15963

Meta-analyses evaluate the results of primary research studies using statistical methods in order to derive greater explanatory power from the results. To make this possible, all relevant literature must first be searched for as well. The process is also presented here in a transparent and comprehensible manner.

Schudey, A. P., Jensen, O., & Kraiczy, N. D. (2016). "Made in?" – Eine Metaanalyse multidimensionaler Country-of-Origin Effekte. Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, 68(1), 47–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41471-016-0002-0

Publication form: journal article

Source: Ressing, M., Blettner, M., & Klug, S. J. (2009). Systematische Übersichtsarbeiten und Metaanalysen. Deutsches Aerzteblatt, 106(27), 456–463. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0456