Some research journals have banned the phrase "more research is needed" on the grounds that it is redundant; it is almost always true and fits … See more

Both the needfulness and needlessness of further research may be overlooked. The blobbogram leading this article is from a systematic review; it shows clinical trials of the See more

The idea that research papers always end with some variation of FRIN was described as an "old joke" in a 1999 epidemiology editorial. See more

Greenhalgh suggests that, because vague FRIN statements are an argument that "tomorrow's research investments should be pitched into precisely the same patch of long grass as yesterday's", funding should be refused to those making them. She and others argue that … See more