Registered Reports should become the default publication format in empirical psychology, replacing standard peer review as the norm rather than the exception.

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Bogdan (2025) One Decade Into the Replication Crisis, How Have Psychological Results Changed? AMPPS

Analysis of 240,355 articles (2004-2024) shows psychology now reports stronger p values, but robust research is still not linked to career success at top universities.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25152459251323480

Science (AAAS): Quality shines when scientists use registered reports

Reviewers rated registered reports significantly higher on quality measures than matched standard papers.

https://www.science.org/content/article/quality-shines-when-scientists-use-publishing-tactic-known-registered-reports-study

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