Meta-Psychology

Aims & Scope

Meta-Psychology is an Open Access journal that publishes theoretical and empirical contributions that advance psychology as a science through critical discourse related to individual articles, research lines, research areas, or psychological science as a field. Important contributions include meta-science, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, replications, tutorials, and commentaries. We encourage pre-registered studies and Registered Reports (i.e., peer-review on the basis of theory, methods, and planned data-analysis, before data has been collected). Manuscripts introducing novel methods are welcome, but equally so tutorials on established methods that are still poorly understood by psychology researchers. We further welcome papers introducing statistical packages or other software useful for psychology researchers. Meta-Psychology aims to be as open and transparent as possible, and this include open peer review, as well as open data, code and materials. Meta-Psychology publishes theoretical and empirical contributions that advance psychology as a science through critical discourse related to individual articles, research lines, research areas, or psychological science as a field. Important contributions include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, replicability reports, and replication studies. We encourage pre-registered studies and registered reports (i.e., peer-review on the basis of theory, methods, and planned data-analysis, before data has been collected). Manuscripts introducing novel methods are welcome, but also tutorials on established methods that are still poorly understood by psychology researchers. We further welcome papers introducing statistical packages or other software useful for psychology researchers. Meta-Psychology welcomes contributions from neighboring fields. For example, a statistical method developed primarily for behavioral economics that could be useful to psychologists is welcome. Outside perspectives as well as cross-disciplinary work relevant to psychological science are most welcome. However, it is always important that authors are able to explain why their work is important for psychological science. Meta-Psychology aims to bridge the gap between discussions of psychology as a science in social media, and publications in traditional peer-review journals. For example, there exist excellent online tutorials on statistical methods, as well as critical commentary on published papers in various blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Meta-Psychology offers a way for authors to write up and submit these contributions for publication after rigorous peer review. Meta-Psychology does not publish a limited number of studies or seek to have a certain rejection rate. All papers that are found to be of high scientific quality after peer review are published. Novelty is not considered a criterium, and we welcome studies with null results or negative findings. However, every manuscript should make a unique contribution to the literature, either by introducing something new, or by shedding new light on a previously discussed topic, by building on the previous literature. For example, a primer on important but mostly forgotten ideas from the 1950s is welcome, as long as it properly cites and credits the original research. Further, as a policy, Meta-Psychology is generous in publishing critical commentaries on research published in the journal, provided they are of high quality. Meta-Psychology publishes theoretical and empirical contributions that advance psychology as a science through critical discourse related to individual articles, research lines, research areas, or psychological science as a field. Important contributions include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, replicability reports, and replication studies. We encourage pre-registered studies and registered reports (i.e., peer-review on the basis of theory, methods, and planned data-analysis, before data has been collected). Manuscripts introducing novel methods are welcome, but also tutorials on established methods that are still poorly understood by psychology researchers. We further welcome papers introducing statistical packages or other software useful for psychology researchers. Meta-Psychology welcomes contributions from neighboring fields. For example, a statistical method developed primarily for behavioral economics that could be useful to psychologists is welcome. Outside perspectives as well as cross-disciplinary work relevant to psychological science are most welcome. However, it is always important that authors are able to explain why their work is important for psychological science. Meta-Psychology aims to bridge the gap between discussions of psychology as a science in social media, and publications in traditional peer-review journals. For example, there exist excellent online tutorials on statistical methods, as well as critical commentary on published papers in various blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Meta-Psychology offers a way for authors to write up and submit these contributions for publication after rigorous peer review. Meta-Psychology does not publish a limited number of studies or seek to have a certain rejection rate. All papers that are found to be of high scientific quality after peer review are published. Novelty is not considered a criterium, and we welcome studies with null results or negative findings. However, every manuscript should make a unique contribution to the literature, either by introducing something new, or by shedding new light on a previously discussed topic, by building on the previous literature. For example, a primer on important but mostly forgotten ideas from the 1950s is welcome, as long as it properly cites and credits the original research. Further, as a policy, Meta-Psychology is generous in publishing critical commentaries on research published in the journal, provided they are of high quality.

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