Evidence-based medicine (EBM) provides a reliable evidence decision-making model for the medical field. The concepts and methods of EBM are gradually extended to other disciplines. At present, the paradigm of evidence-based science (EBS) is formally proposed, which is not only based on a methodological cooperation between different disciplines, but also a deeper potential driving force in optimizing the operation process of knowledge. The advantages of EBS helps promote its extension to other disciplines through standardization concepts and systematic methods, through which the common theories and supporting organization of EBS are formed. Under the guideline of EBS, the evidence-based concepts and methods will play a supportive role in scientific development.
Citation: ZHAO Chen, TIAN Guihua, ZHANG Xiaoyu, WANG Yanping, BIAN Zhaoxiang, SHANG Hongcai, LI Youping. From evidence-based medicine to evidence-based science: the connotation and thinking. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019, 19(5): 510-514. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201904177 Copy