Registered Reports (RRs) are a relatively new publication format where the research proposal, including hypotheses and planned methods, are peer-reviewed before a study is conducted. The decision to publish a paper is thus made independently of the outcomes of a study. Thereby, RRs can mitigate publication bias, but does it also improve the quality and rigor of scientific research? 

Basis for the discussion is the following paper:

Soderberg, C. K., Errington, T. M., Schiavone, S. R., Bottesini, J., Thorn, F. S., Vazire, S., … & Nosek, B. A. (2021). Initial evidence of research quality of registered reports compared with the standard publishing model. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(8), 990-997.

The event will start on Tuesday, 17.09.2024 as usual at 14:00, either in IB/6-127 at RUB or online via zoom.

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