Opening the Door to Registered Reports: Census of Journals Publishing Registered Reports (2013–2020)
Opening the Door to Registered Reports: Census of Journals Publishing Registered Reports (2013–2020)
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10.1525/collabra.24404
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2020-03
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A. Montoya;W. L. Krenzer;J. Fossum
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作者：
A. Montoya;W. L. Krenzer;J. Fossum
注册报告是一种新的出版工作流程，在数据收集和分析之前做出出版决定，因此不能依赖于研究结果。越来越多的期刊采用了这种新机制，但之前的研究表明，投稿率仍然相对较低。我们使用独立编码器对发表注册报告的期刊（N = 278）进行了普查，以收集提交指南中的信息，目的是记录期刊早期采用注册报告的情况。我们的研究结果表明，大多数采用注册报告的期刊都是心理学期刊，采用后通常需要一年左右的时间才能发表第一份注册报告。尽管如此，许多期刊尚未发表第一份注册报告。采用注册报告的期刊的影响具有很大的可变性。许多期刊不包括关于解决注册报告问题的政策的具体信息（例如，探索性分析）;然而，那些通常允许这些做法有一些限制。此外，其他开放科学实践通常被鼓励或要求作为注册报告过程的一部分，特别是开放数据和材料。总体而言，许多期刊没有包括研究团队编码的许多领域，这可能是一些作者提交的障碍。虽然大多数期刊允许作者在评审过程中匿名，但有相当一部分期刊不允许，这也可能成为投稿的障碍。最后，我们总结了未来的方向以及对注册报告作者、已经采用注册报告的期刊以及未来可能考虑采用注册报告的期刊的影响。
Registered reports are a new publication workflow where the decision to publish is made prior to data collection and analysis and thus cannot be dependent on the outcome of the study. An increasing number of journals have adopted this new mechanism, but previous research suggests that submission rates are still relatively low. We conducted a census of journals publishing registered reports (N = 278) using independent coders to collect information from submission guidelines, with the goal of documenting journals’ early adoption of registered reports. Our results show that the majority of journals adopting registered reports are in psychology, and it typically takes about a year to publish the first registered report after adopting. Still, many journals have not published their first registered report. There is high variability in impact of journals adopting registered reports. Many journals do not include concrete information about policies that address concerns about registered reports (e.g., exploratory analysis); however, those that do typically allow these practices with some restrictions. Additionally, other open science practices are commonly encouraged or required as part of the registered report process, especially open data and materials. Overall, many journals did not include many of the fields coded by the research team, which could be a barrier to submission for some authors. Though the majority of journals allow authors to be anonymous during the review process, a sizable portion do not, which could also be a barrier to submission. We conclude with future directions and implications for authors of registered reports, journals that have already adopted registered reports, and journals that may consider adopting registered reports in the future.