How to cite

Cite MetaVidence

If MetaVidence produced results you are publishing, cite it like this:

Costa Filho VO (2026). MetaVidence: no-code meta-analysis in the browser and in R. Version 0.1.0. https://metavidence.com

In BibTeX:

@Manual{metavidence,
  title   = {MetaVidence: no-code meta-analysis in the browser and in R},
  author  = {Valbert Oliveira Costa Filho},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {R package version 0.1.0},
  url     = {https://metavidence.com}
}

Cite the analysis packages too

MetaVidence does not do the maths itself. It calls meta, metafor, netmeta and mada, and those packages implement the models. Cite the ones your analysis used, and record each version.

In R, citation("meta") gives the exact wording for each. Which ones apply depends on the module:

Module	Packages behind it
Binary, continuous, pre-calculated, single-arm	meta, and metafor for meta-regression
Network meta-analysis	netmeta
Diagnostic test accuracy	mada, and meta for the forest plots