ABSTRACT Replication is necessary for theory building and knowledge accumulation in communication science. Thus, researchers might wonder about the frequency with which we are publishing replication attempts. We analyzed a representative sample of quantitative communication research published in central and regional journals between 2007 and 2016. Approximately one in every seven published reports was framed as a replication attempt, the majority of which were conceptual replications, and they were more likely to be found in central journals. Studies more frequently claimed in the Discussion (post hoc) that the results replicated an existing finding. The results suggest the field is pursuing replication more frequently than might be assumed; however, they are also consistent with a bias favouring originality and statistically significant results.

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我们确实发布（概念）复制（有时）：传播科学的出版趋势，2007-2016

摘要 复制是传播科学理论构建和知识积累所必需的。因此，研究人员可能想知道我们发布复制尝试的频率。我们分析了 2007 年至 2016 年在中央和地区期刊上发表的具有代表性的定量传播研究样本。大约七分之一的已发表报告被认为是复制尝试，其中大部分是概念复制，并且更有可能被发现在中央期刊。研究在讨论（事后）中更频繁地声称结果复制了现有的发现。结果表明，该领域追求复制的频率比想象的要高。然而，它们也符合偏爱原创性和统计显着结果的偏见。