In this article, we propose reasons why raw data should be listed for journal articles that report findings from interventions that use single-case research methods. Then we illustrate how to list raw data using an efficient coding system that is mindful of cost and space limitations characteristic of professional journals printed in traditional…

It is well documented that studies reporting statistically significant results are more likely to be published than are studies reporting nonsignificant results--a phenomenon called "publication bias". Publication bias in meta-analytic reviews should be identified and reduced when possible. Ferguson and Brannick (2012) argued that the inclusion of…

Guidelines are offered that make it more likely that high-quality information will be extracted and coded from primary research reports in meta-analyses. It is also noted that the methodology of meta-analysis results in pressure to change the type of information that appears in primary research reports. (SLD)