Society for Research Synthesis Methodology

The Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (abbreviated SRSM) is an international, interdisciplinary learned society dedicated to promoting and fostering the study of research synthesis: the process whereby the results of multiple scientific studies are combined.^[1] It was founded in November 2005, with its organizational meeting held on November 11 and 12 of that year. It has 85 active members.^[2][3] Its official journal is Research Synthesis Methods, which has been published by Wiley since 2010.^[4][5] It holds annual meetings every summer for members (and occasionally nonmembers) to present their research.^[2] The president for the 2024–2025 term is Ian Shrier, and the president-elect is James Pustejovsky.^[6]

Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (SRSM)

Formation	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Type	Learned society
Purpose	"to encourage the development of theory, and methods, and encourage rigorous applications in research synthesis and associated topics"
Location	California
Region served	worldwide
Membership	85
President	Ian Shrier
Secretary	Hayley Jones
Treasurer	Ian Saldanha
Publication	Research Synthesis Methods
Website	www.srsm.org

Past presidents

• Terri Pigott (2023-24)
• Tianjing Li (2022–23)
• Georgia Salanti (2021–22)
• Jack Vevea (2019–21)
• Christopher H. Schmid (2018–19)
• Michael Borenstein (2017–18)
• Kay Dickersin (2016–17)
• Jessica Gurevitch (2015–16)
• Lesley Stewart (2014–15)
• William Shadish (2013–14)
• Hannah Rothstein (2012–13)
• Jesse Berlin (2011–12)
• David Jones (2010–11)
• John Ioannidis (2009–10)
• Larry V. Hedges (2008–09)
• Alex Sutton (2007–08)
• Betsy Becker (2006–07)
• Julian Higgins (2005–06)