Reporting Guidelines for Meta‐Analysis in Economics—Updated for AI
ABSTRACT Meta‐analysis is how science takes stock of its vast research output. The advent of increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) promises an unprecedented ability to identify and synthesize relevant research and its findings. In this document, the meta‐analysis of economics research network (MAER‐Net) updates existing Reporting Guidelines to be consistent with community‐driven best practices for the responsible use and disclosure of AI‐assistance in meta‐analysis research. This update is meant to further improve the transparency, replicability, and quality of meta‐analyses by building upon the 2020 and 2013 Reporting Guidelines published by this Journal. Cook et al. (2026) describe the guiding principles behind the update. Future meta‐analyses, whether or not they use AI, are expected to follow these updated guidelines or to be prepared to give reasons if they deviate from them.
Authors
- Klára Kantová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-9152)
- Frantis̆ek Bartos̆ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-5573)
- Jerome Geyer‐Klingeberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6615-7439)
- Matěj Opatrný (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-6187)
- Sebastian Gechert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2657-1058)
- Heiko Rachinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2782-6545)
- Zuzana Iršová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-8124)
- Tomáš Havránek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3158-2539)
- T. D. Stanley
- Martina Lušková
- Franz Prante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9450-989X)
- Nikolai Cook
- Pedro R. D. Bom
Institutions
- Universidad de Deusto (ES)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Chemnitz University of Technology (DE)
- Anglo-American University (CZ)
- Prague University of Economics and Business (CZ)
- University of International and Public Relations Prague (CZ)
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (ES)
- Institute of International Relations Prague (CZ)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (CA)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Economic Surveys
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.70116
- Primary Topic
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky