Preregistration in Psychology!
Preregistration means that a study plan is created and registered with an independent, third party (e.g. a repository) prior to data access.
By preregistering your study, you...
- demonstrate which of your decisions were made unbiased by your data
- provide a transparent documentation of study procedures
- allow a clear identification of deviations from preregistered plans
- distinguish confirmatory from exploratory research
Preregistering your study proves your commitment to open science and is good scientific practice.
We help you with the preregistration process!
What should be included in your study plan? If you don’t know a definite answer, we suggest using one of our templates!
Turn your study plan into a preregistration! Submit your study plan as a PDF to the repository PsychArchives.
Find out how to update your preregistration, how to report deviations from your preregistration in your manuscript, and how to connect your preregistration with your publications.
Browse our collection of research about preregistration or view preregistrations published on PsychArchives.