File Drawer Effect

The "File Drawer Effect" is a phenomenon in academic research whereby studies with non-significant or null results remain unpublished and are instead withheld in researchers' file drawers, leading to a biased representation of the true body of evidence within a given field.

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160

Authors

100

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Authors

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  1. RR
    Robert Rosenthal

    Harvard University Press, United States

    4 publications · 9.5K citations

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  2. LA
    Lori A. Roggman

    Utah State University, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

    2

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  3. JH
    Judith H. Langlois

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

    2

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  4. LT
    Linda Titus

    Dartmouth College, United States

    2 publications · 712 citations

    2

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  5. LH
    Laura Hubbs‐Tait

    Oklahoma State University, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

    2

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Venues

  1. Psychological Bulletin

    4 publications · 10.1K citations

    4

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  2. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 386 citations

    4

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  3. Child Development

    3 publications · 135 citations

    3

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  4. Personnel Psychology

    2 publications · 294 citations

    2

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  5. Oikos

    2 publications · 236 citations

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