Contributor/Collaborateur: Elora Wales, Megan Kelly, and Sophia Tran 

Veuillez noter que le guide est disponible uniquement en anglais.

What is Preregistration?

Preregistration is the process of creating a plan for your study and sharing it in a public registry (e.g., the Open Science Framework) before carrying out the research. 

Why is Preregistration Important? 

Preregistration allows the scientific community and the general public to view the objectives and progress of your research, collectively increasing the transparency, quality, reliability, and replicability of the research. Preregistration also functions as an exercise to think deeply about the key questions of importance, and the kind of data needed to be compatible with your planned data analysis. Therefore, not only is preregistration important for open science, but it can be incredibly helpful to one’s individual process at the start of every project and a valuable resource when looking back at past projects! 

Guide to Preregistering Your Studies 

Preregistration is meant to strengthen the research process, but it may be daunting when you’re not sure where to start. For this reason, our team has put together a guide on how to pre-register using the Open Science Framework.  

This PDF guide is available for download here:

What is Included in the Guide? 

All important aspects of the preregistration process are covered in our comprehensive guide (i.e., project information, study design, participation, materials, and data analysis), complete with a table of contents for ease of navigation through the document.  

Our guide is organized such that relevant sections of the preregistration process are grouped together and in order of how they will appear when registering with the Open Science Framework. References and helpful tools are included for you to explore, but we encourage you to do your own research, as well, in order to find the guide or template that works best for you.