Open Science & Transparency (psychbull-open-science-and-transparency)

Effective February 1, 2022, Psychological Bulletin requires transparent reporting for empirical work, including meta-analyses, aligned with the TOP Guidelines. Authors who submit quantitative analyses must supply their database, codebook, and relevant scripts, and must state whether the design/hypotheses were preregistered and where to access them. Build this as you go — it is not a last-minute add-on. (Verify the exact TOP level wording on the live page; see 待核实 in the source map.)

When to trigger

• Before screening — to preregister the protocol
• Assembling the data/code/materials package for submission
• Answering the journal's transparency/availability statements
• A reviewer asks where the database, codebook, or scripts live

Preregister the protocol (before screening)