APA’s Publication Manual (7th edition) asks authors to provide registration details in the author note, and journals that have adopted the TOP guidelines will also ask for information to be reported in the study’s method section. Preregistration of original research, clinical trials, and meta-analyses can help increase transparency. You can also find detailed guidance on the open science tab of each journal’s webpage, as well as in the submission guidelines.
Transparency encourages greater collaboration among researchers, facilitates replication of certain types of studies, and promotes more rigorous science.Ĭheck out our TOP announcement to learn more about the guidelines and details on participating APA journals.
The practices described by the guidelines offer many benefits not only to authors but to psychological science. Inclusion of the TOP Guidelines in APA journals is an exciting step for open science in psychology. From lower to higher levels of adherence, they are: disclosure (Level 1), requirement (Level 2), and verification (Level 3). The TOP Guidelines cover eight fundamental aspects of research planning and reporting that can be followed by journals and authors at three levels of adherence.
In 2020, APA became one of more than 5,000 signatories of the TOP Guidelines developed by the Center for Open Science. In support of rigorous, transparent research, a growing number of APA journals now include Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines in their manuscript submission instructions.
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