Open Science
Increasing Transparency and Open Science
The table below provides an overview of the journal's transparency and openness policies based on the Transparence and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. All articles that present empirical data (whether quantitative or qualitative) must adhere to these guidelines. We will check adherence to the adopted TOP standards and reject articles that do not meet these standards.
| Modular Standard | Implementation | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | ||
| Citation Standard | Article provides appropriate citation for data and materials used consistent with journal's author guidelines. | ✓ | ||
| Data Transparency | Data must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission. | ✓ | ||
| Analytical Methods Transparency | Code must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission. | ✓ | ||
| Research Materials Transparency | Materials must be posted to a trusted repository. Exceptions must be identified at article submission. | ✓ | ||
| Design and Analysis Transparency | Journal articulates design transparency standards. | ✓ | ||
| Pre-Registration of Studies | Article states whether preregistration of study exists, and, if so, allows journal access during peer review for verification. | ✓ | ||
| Pre-Registration of Analysis Plans | Article states whether preregistration with analysis plan exists, and, if so, allows journal access during peer review for verification. | ✓ | ||
| Replication | Journal encourages submission of replication studies and conducts results blind review. | ✓ | ||