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Openness, Transparency, and Reproducibility Policy

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that studies published in Applied Psycholinguistics are reproducible. For additional information, please see the guidelines for 

Replication package: Research materials, analytic methods, and data transparency

At the time of submission, authors are required to submit a statement (using this template), in a section labeled “Replication Package” (in Step 5 of the submission process in ScholarOne), telling readers where public and free access to the complete (1) study materials, (2) analysis code, and (3) data can be found. 

This is usually accomplished by means of links to trusted repositories, and the default expectation is that access to all research materials, analysis code, and data will be publicly and freely available. In cases where authors do not own materials, code, and/or data, this statement must tell readers where and how to access these elements. In cases where authors cannot share materials or data due to participant privacy concerns, the authors must provide a clear and detailed explanation of why the materials or data cannot be sufficiently anonymized for the purpose of responsible sharing, and/or why they are otherwise not shareable. Please use this template.

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial check to ensure that this requirement is met. Missing, incomplete, or otherwise inadequate replication package information will result in administrative rejection of the manuscript.

Important notes!

  • To preserve author anonymity during the review process, authors must ensure that repositories do not reveal author identities (for instructions, see, e.g., OSF's review only link option)

  • Some repositories allow posting only after formal acceptance of an article  (e.g., IRIS). In these cases, authors may state the intention to post and the name of the repository in addition to providing and describing full and anonymous access during the review process via one of the repositories listed above. 

Statistical Reporting

Applied Psycholinguistics is committed to transparency and completeness in data analysis and reporting. Therefore, we offer general expectations for the conduct and reporting of statistical analyses, beyond those detailed in the most recent edition of the APA manual:

  • Authors should select statistical techniques that are appropriate to the nature of the dependent and the independent measures. 

  • Authors should report whether the assumptions of all statistical tests were met as well as any adjustments that were made to the data.

  • Authors should report means, standard deviations, confidence intervals, exact p-values and effect sizes should be reported with a meaningful, contextualized interpretation (e.g., effect size measures may include differences between means, regression slopes or odds ratios).

  • It is desirable to report the ‘goodness of fit’ of a statistical model. An example of such a measure is the proportion of variance explained.