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Preregistration

Field Details
Date 16 July 2025
Time 14:00 - 15:30
Location House of Prominence, Attic (Top floor), Luxemburger Str. 299, Cologne
Speaker Job Schepens, Project S, CRC 1252
Prerequisites No formal prerequisites listed.
Materials status Slides and supporting materials are available below.
Slides / recording HTML slides, PDF slides, and source files are linked below; no recording is listed.

Overview

Principles and practice of preregistration in research. Planning and documenting research designs before data collection to enhance transparency and reproducibility.

Learning Objectives

  • Importance of preregistration for research integrity
  • Writing effective preregistration documents
  • Different preregistration platforms and templates
  • Creating preregistration plans for various study types

Materials

  • Presentation Slides - Main workshop presentation covering preregistration principles and practice
  • Presentation PDF - Downloadable PDF version of the slides
  • Presentation Source - Quarto source file for the presentation
  • Required Reading: Roettger, T. B. (2021). Preregistration in experimental linguistics: Applications, challenges, and limitations. Linguistics, 59(5), 1227–1249.

Presentation Topics

  • What is preregistration and why does it matter for linguistics?
  • Common concerns and how to address them
  • Platforms and templates for preregistration
  • Practical implementation steps
  • Examples from psycholinguistic research

Preregistration Platforms

  • OSF (Open Science Framework) - Comprehensive preregistration platform
  • AsPredicted - Simple preregistration tool
  • ClinicalTrials.gov - For clinical research
  • PROSPERO - For systematic reviews

Additional Resources