Citation standards |
Journal encourages citation of data, code, and materials – or says nothing. |
Journal describes citation of data in guidelines to authors with clear rules and examples. |
Article provides appropriate citation for data and materials used, consistent with journal’s author guidelines. |
Article is not published until appropriate citation for data and materials is provided that follows journal’s author guidelines. |
Data transparency |
Journal encourages data sharing – or says nothing. |
Article states whether data are available and, if so, where to access them. |
Data must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission. |
Data must be posted to a trusted repository, and reported analyses will be reproduced independently before publication |
Analytic methods (code) transparency |
Journal encourages code sharing – or says nothing. |
Article states whether code is available and, if so, where to access it. |
Code must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission. |
Code must be posted to a trusted repository, and reported analyses will be reproduced independently before publication |
Research materials transparency |
Journal encourages materials sharing – or says nothing |
Article states whether materials are available and, if so, where to access them |
Materials must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission |
Materials must be posted to a trusted repository, and reported analyses will be reproduced independently before publication |
Design and analysis transparency |
Journal encourages design and analysis transparency or says nothing. |
Journal articulates Design transparency standards |
Journal requires adherence to design transparency standards for review and publication |
Journal requires and enforces adherence to design transparency standards for review and publication |
Pre registration of studies |
Journal says nothing |
Journal encourages preregistration of studies and provides link in article to preregistration if it exists. |
Journal encourages preregistration of studies and provides link in article and certification of meeting preregistration badge requirements |
Journal requires preregistration of studies and provides link and badge in article to meeting requirements |
Pre registration of analysis plans |
Journal says nothing. |
Journal encourages pre-analysis plans and provides link in article to registered analysis plan if it exists |
Journal encourages pre-analysis plans and provides link in article and certification of meeting registered analysis plan badge requirements |
Journal requires preregistration of studies with analysis plans and provides link and badge in article to meeting requirements. |
Replication |
Journal discourages submission of replication studies – or says nothing |
Journal encourages submission of replication studies |
Journal encourages submission of replication studies and conducts blind review of results |
Journal uses Registered Reports as a submission option for replication studies with peer review before observing the study outcomes |