Opportunities, challenges and tensions: Open science through a lens of qualitative social psychology

Pownall, Madeleine; Talbot, Catherine V.; Kilby, Laura; Branney, Peter

doi:10.1111/bjso.12628

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“…Statements in a similar vein are routinely presented in the literature, to the extent that rarely would a psychologist raise an eyebrow when seeing them. Granted, the prevalence of this characterisation of science – as embodied in reproducibility – is largely in line with the dominance of the hypothetico-deductive model of the scientific method in psychology (e.g., Munafò et al, 2017) and a reflection of psychology's positivist roots and the dominance of experimental and quantitative researchers in the field (Bennett, 2021; Pownall et al, 2023).…”

Section: The “Curse” Of a Biased Discoursementioning

confidence: 94%

Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics

Liu¹

2023

Lang. Teach.

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Section: The “Curse” Of a Biased Discoursementioning

confidence: 94%

Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics

Liu¹

2023

Lang. Teach.

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“…Statements in a similar vein are routinely presented in the literature, to the extent that rarely would a psychologist raise an eyebrow when seeing them. Granted, the prevalence of this characterisation of scienceas embodied in reproducibilityis largely in line with the dominance of the hypothetico-deductive model of the scientific method in psychology (e.g., Munafò et al, 2017) and a reflection of psychology's positivist roots and the dominance of experimental and quantitative researchers in the field (Bennett, 2021;Pownall et al, 2023).…”

Section: The Science In Psychology's Open Sciencementioning

confidence: 92%

Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics

Liu¹

2023

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The momentum for open science in applied linguistics has been on the rise, with exciting developments such as the dedicated Open Science in Applied Linguistics volume, special issues in journals, research networks, and conferences focused on promoting open science in the field. Although psychology has exerted various positive influences on the development of open science in applied linguistics, in this essay I call for a critical reflection on the potential bias present in psychology's open science discourse and the potential risk of marginalising alternative research paradigms. The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science offers a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to open science that is relevant to all disciplines. Applied linguistics can utilise the UNESCO Recommendation to encourage open dialogues between researchers across paradigms, address underexplored areas, and adapt to the constantly changing research landscape. Ultimately, the field must work collectively to create an open science framework that is inclusive and tailored to the unique characteristics and priorities of applied linguistics, while embracing the ethos of openness and engaging with emerging possibilities.

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“…Systematic, scoping, and narrative reviews will not be considered if they do not involve a quantitative data synthesis (with prespecified hypotheses and analyses). Finally, although we acknowledge the use of preregistration by some qualitative scholars (Branney et al, 2023; Haven et al, 2020; Haven & Van Grootel, 2019; Pownall et al, 2023) and appreciate the value of this procedure with qualitative inquiry, SEPP will not consider Registered Reports for qualitative studies. This decision was informed by the perspectives of qualitative researchers who caution against Registered Reports for qualitative studies.…”

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“…This decision was informed by the perspectives of qualitative researchers who caution against Registered Reports for qualitative studies. For instance, while replication value is an important guiding tenet of quantitative research, it is often not so within qualitative work which, instead, holds greater value in analytic plurality that embraces interpretations derived from coconstructed subjective interpretation (Pownall et al, 2023) as well as different interpretations of what are often complex and nuanced data (Tamminen et al, 2021). As Tamminen et al (2021) contended, particularly in relation to Registered Reports and qualitative study designs,It seems impossible that reviewers of preregistered qualitative studies could “conditionally accept” a preregistered report for a qualitative project, as there would be no way of ensuring the quality or richness of a qualitative project from the proposed project description alone.…”

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Registered reports in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.

Beauchamp

2024

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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In line with the journal's efforts to support and promote open science (Beauchamp, 2023), Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (SEPP) is pleased to now offer Registered Reports, as an additional publishing option, to complement the traditional manuscript format that the journal has implemented since its inception. Registered Reports are a type of article in which the peer review process is undertaken via two steps and are preaccepted on the basis of the value of the research question, the theoretical and/or empirical rationale underpinning the study hypotheses, as well as the methodological and analytic rigor (Chambers, 2019;Chambers & Tzavella, 2022;Nosek & Lakens, 2014). Specifically, with Registered Reports, a study protocol is submitted in the form of a Stage 1 manuscript before any data have been collected or analyzed, and following peer review manuscripts are offered "in-principle acceptance" (IPA), rejected outright, or rendered a "revised and resubmit" decision whereby authors are invited to address reviewers' concerns and observations before a final decision is made on the suitability of their Stage 1 procedures. Once a study has been completed, and the data have been collected, analyzed, and interpreted, the authors submit a Stage 2 manuscript that includes the results and interpretation of the study findings and make available the study materials, code, and data. This means that deidentified raw data and digital study materials must be made freely available in a public repository/archive, unless there is a legal or ethical reason that precludes this, with a link provided within the Stage 2 manuscript. Of note, it is not sufficient to indicate that these materials and data will be "available upon request"; they must be made open and available at the point of publication. Critically, if the authors of a Stage 2 manuscript implement the methods (including quality checks) and analyses as articulated in the Stage 1 protocol and suitably interpret the findings, that manuscript will then be accepted regardless of the significance (or absence thereof), novelty, or direction (positive vs. negative) of the findings.Registered Reports have increasingly been embraced by a number of psychology journals over the past decade, including several American Psychological Association journals, as well as one journal in the field of sport and exercise psychology, namely the Elsevier publication Psychology of Sport and Exercise. After consultation with the editorial board in early 2023, there was strong support for the journal to adopt this publication format as an option for authors. There are a number of reasons for offering Registered Reports, especially for hypothesis-driven research. These include minimizing results-focused publication bias and ensuring high-quality studies are published regardless of the findings (Chambers & Tzavella, 2022). Such an approach also helps to optimize protocols (including design characteristics, such as ensuring studies are sufficiently powered) before studies commence, while also a...

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Opportunities, challenges and tensions: Open science through a lens of qualitative social psychology

Abstract: Special Section. However, we are conscious of the unique challenges that early-career researchers face in this space (e.g., Pownall et al., 2021), therefore, we have ordered our authorship here by years post-PhD, with the most recent career colleague first.

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics

Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics

Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics

Registered reports in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.

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