A systematic review of pre-registration in autism research journals.

IF 5.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Autism Pub Date : 2024-12-25 DOI:10.1177/13623613241308312

Daniel Poole, Audrey Linden, Felicity Sedgewick, Oliver Allchin, Hannah Hobson

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Lay abstract: When researchers write down their plans for a study ahead of time and make this public, this is called pre-registration. Pre-registration allows others to see if the researchers stuck to their original plan or changed as they went along. Pre-registration is growing in popularity but we do not know how widely it is used in autism research. In this study, we looked at papers published in six major autism journals between 2011 and 2022. We found that only 2.23% of papers published in autism journals had been pre-registered. We also took a close look at a selection of the pre-registrations to check how good they were and if researchers stuck to their plans. We found that the pre-registrations generally lacked specifics, particularly about how the study was designed and the data would be analysed. We also found that only 28% of the papers closely followed the pre-registered plans or reported the changes.Based on these findings, we recommend that autism researchers consider pre-registering their work and transparently report any changes from their original plans. We have provided some recommendations for researchers and journals on how pre-registration could be better used in autism research.

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孤独症研究期刊预注册的系统回顾。

摘要：当研究人员提前写下他们的研究计划并将其公之于众时，这被称为预注册。预注册可以让其他人看到研究人员是否坚持他们的原始计划，或者随着他们的发展而改变。预登记越来越受欢迎，但我们不知道它在自闭症研究中的应用有多广泛。在这项研究中，我们查看了2011年至2022年期间在六家主要自闭症期刊上发表的论文。我们发现，在自闭症期刊上发表的论文中，只有2.23%进行了预注册。我们还仔细研究了一些预注册的选择，以检查它们有多好，以及研究人员是否坚持他们的计划。我们发现预登记通常缺乏细节，特别是关于研究的设计和数据的分析。我们还发现，只有28%的论文严格遵循预先登记的计划或报告了这些变化。基于这些发现，我们建议自闭症研究人员考虑预先登记他们的工作，并透明地报告他们最初计划的任何变化。我们为研究人员和期刊提供了一些关于如何在自闭症研究中更好地使用预注册的建议。

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Autism PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

9.80

自引率

11.50%

发文量

160

期刊介绍： Autism is a major, peer-reviewed, international journal, published 8 times a year, publishing research of direct and practical relevance to help improve the quality of life for individuals with autism or autism-related disorders. It is interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on research in many areas, including: intervention; diagnosis; training; education; translational issues related to neuroscience, medical and genetic issues of practical import; psychological processes; evaluation of particular therapies; quality of life; family needs; and epidemiological research. Autism provides a major international forum for peer-reviewed research of direct and practical relevance to improving the quality of life for individuals with autism or autism-related disorders. The journal''s success and popularity reflect the recent worldwide growth in the research and understanding of autistic spectrum disorders, and the consequent impact on the provision of treatment and care. Autism is interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on evaluative research in all areas, including: intervention, diagnosis, training, education, neuroscience, psychological processes, evaluation of particular therapies, quality of life issues, family issues and family services, medical and genetic issues, epidemiological research.