Registered reports: A method to increase the credibility of published results

By Brian Nosek, Daniel Lakens.

Nov 9, 2026

Reproducibility Crisis and Credibility Revolution Open Science

Abstract

Editorial introducing a special issue of Social Psychology that presents Registered Reports, in which peer review takes place before data collection and results are reported regardless of outcome. The issue contains 14 Registered Reports of replications of important results in social psychology.

Link to resource: https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000192

Type of resources: Primary Source, Reading, Paper

Education level(s): College / Upper Division (Undergraduates)

Primary user(s): Student

Subject area(s): Applied Science, Social Science

Language(s): English