Direct replication in psychological assessment research.

European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 1-4; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000755Independent verification through replication is the cornerstone of science, and it is a shame that directly replicating others’ work is often taken as a hostile act rather than a desirable (and even flattering) part of the research process (Nosek & Errington, 2020). Here at EJPA, we encourage researchers to conduct direct replication studies in psychological assessment, and these can be submitted in the registered report format (preferred) or as a regular article. Researchers can submit direct replications of previous studies that have been published in EJPA but can also submit direct replications of assessment research published elsewhere. Direct replications of research published in EJPA have demonstrated sufficient quality to warrant publication in the journal (as evidenced by the publication of the original study), but direct replications of research published elsewhere will need to demonstrate that the research is of sufficient quality to feature in the journal. That is, the study being replicated might have several weaknesses and not meet quality standards at EJPA. Nevertheless, we will entertain all replication studies and particularly encourage those that aim to replicate original studies of assessment tools that have been widely used for many years. In fact, we have made several attempts to encourage the submission of replication studies over the past few years (e.g., e...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research