Preregistration Builder

What it does

Guides you through writing a rigorous preregistration for your study — the single best step toward transparent, reproducible research.

Supported Formats

• OSF Preregistration (standard template)
• AsPredicted (8-question format)
• Registered Report Stage 1 introduction
• Secondary data preregistration (UKBB, ABCD, etc.)

Sections covered

• Research questions and hypotheses (confirmatory vs. exploratory)
• Study design and procedure
• Sampling plan and stopping rule
• Measured variables and operationalization
• Statistical analysis plan (exact tests, handling of outliers/missing data)
• Inference criteria

Why preregister?

Preregistrations are now required or strongly encouraged by top psychology journals (Psychological Science, JPSP, JEPG). This workflow makes it painless.

Bonus

Includes a "reviewer FAQ" template anticipating common critiques of preregistered studies.