Recommendations for Increasing Replicability in Psychology

TLDR

Replicability is central to empirical science, yet improving it in psychology is systemic and requires changes at many levels of practice, evaluation, and reward. The aim of this article is to move the current replicability debate in psychology toward concrete recommendations for improvement. The authors focus on research practices and provide guidelines for reviewers, editors, journal managers, teachers, grant agencies, and promotion committees, highlighting practical solutions to implement the recommendations. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Abstract

Replicability of findings is at the heart of any empirical science. The aim of this article is to move the current replicability debate in psychology towards concrete recommendations for improvement. We focus on research practices but also offer guidelines for reviewers, editors, journal management, teachers, granting institutions, and university promotion committees, highlighting some of the emerging and existing practical solutions that can facilitate implementation of these recommendations. The challenges for improving replicability in psychological science are systemic. Improvement can occur only if changes are made at many levels of practice, evaluation, and reward. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.