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| Title |
Are Psychology Journals Anti-replication? A Snapshot of Editorial Practices
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00523 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
G. N. Martin, Richard M. Clarke |
| Abstract |
Recent research in psychology has highlighted a number of replication problems in the discipline, with publication bias - the preference for publishing original and positive results, and a resistance to publishing negative results and replications- identified as one reason for replication failure. However, little empirical research exists to demonstrate that journals explicitly refuse to publish replications. We reviewed the instructions to authors and the published aims of 1151 psychology journals and examined whether they indicated that replications were permitted and accepted. We also examined whether journal practices differed across branches of the discipline, and whether editorial practices differed between low and high impact journals. Thirty three journals (3%) stated in their aims or instructions to authors that they accepted replications. There was no difference between high and low impact journals. The implications of these findings for psychology are discussed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 233 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 30 | 13% |
| Australia | 8 | 3% |
| Ireland | 8 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 4 | 2% |
| France | 4 | 2% |
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 12% |
| Unknown | 94 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 136 | 58% |
| Scientists | 73 | 31% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 20 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Macao | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 114 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Researcher | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 20% |
| Unknown | 19 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 54 | 45% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 26 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 236. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 May 2023.
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