Researchers

Registering a study’s hypothesis, design, methods and analysis plan prior to conducting the study increases the transparency of your research and can reduce biases and questionable research practices. This coffee lecture introduces the Open Science practice of preregistration, the motivation behind it and how to preregister work in a repository (without peer review) or a journal (with peer review).

Content

• What is a preregistration?
• What are the benefits of a preregistration?
• How can I preregister my work?

Learning objectives

• Participants are familiar with the purpose of a study preregistration and are aware of the researcher biases it can reduce
• Participants know the difference between a preregistration (without peer review) and a registered report (with peer review)
• Participants are familiar with the workflow of preregistering their work