Journal of Open Psychology Data (Sep 2024)

The Replication Database: Documenting the Replicability of Psychological Science

  • Lukas Röseler,
  • Leonard Kaiser,
  • Christopher Doetsch,
  • Noah Klett,
  • Christian Seida,
  • Astrid Schütz,
  • Balazs Aczel,
  • Nadia Adelina,
  • Valeria Agostini,
  • Samuel Alarie,
  • Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir,
  • Alaa Aldoh,
  • Ali H. Al-Hoorie,
  • Flavio Azevedo,
  • Bradley J. Baker,
  • Charlotte Lilian Barth,
  • Julia Beitner,
  • Cameron Brick,
  • Hilmar Brohmer,
  • Subramanya Prasad Chandrashekar,
  • Kai Li Chung,
  • Jamie P. Cockcroft,
  • Jamie Cummins,
  • Veronica Diveica,
  • Tsvetomira Dumbalska,
  • Emir Efendic,
  • Mahmoud Elsherif,
  • Thomas Evans,
  • Gilad Feldman,
  • Adrien Fillon,
  • Nico Förster,
  • Joris Frese,
  • Oliver Genschow,
  • Vaitsa Giannouli,
  • Biljana Gjoneska,
  • Timo Gnambs,
  • Amélie Gourdon-Kanhukamwe,
  • Christopher J. Graham,
  • Helena Hartmann,
  • Clove Haviva,
  • Alina Herderich,
  • Leon P. Hilbert,
  • Darías Holgado,
  • Ian Hussey,
  • Zlatomira G. Ilchovska,
  • Tamara Kalandadze,
  • Veli-Matti Karhulahti,
  • Leon Kasseckert,
  • Maren Klingelhöfer-Jens,
  • Alina Koppold,
  • Max Korbmacher,
  • Louisa Kulke,
  • Niclas Kuper,
  • Annalise LaPlume,
  • Gavin Leech,
  • Feline Lohkamp,
  • Nigel Mantou Lou,
  • Dermot Lynott,
  • Maximilian Maier,
  • Maria Meier,
  • Maria Montefinese,
  • David Moreau,
  • Kellen Mrkva,
  • Monika Nemcova,
  • Danna Oomen,
  • Julian Packheiser,
  • Shubham Pandey,
  • Frank Papenmeier,
  • Mariola Paruzel-Czachura,
  • Yuri G. Pavlov,
  • Zoran Pavlović,
  • Charlotte R. Pennington,
  • Merle-Marie Pittelkow,
  • Willemijn Plomp,
  • Paul E. Plonski,
  • Ekaterina Pronizius,
  • Andrew Adrian Pua,
  • Katarzyna Pypno-Blajda,
  • Manuel Rausch,
  • Tobias R. Rebholz,
  • Elena Richert,
  • Jan Philipp Röer,
  • Robert Ross,
  • Kathleen Schmidt,
  • Aleksandrina Skvortsova,
  • Matthias F. J. Sperl,
  • Alvin W. M. Tan,
  • J. Lukas Thürmer,
  • Aleksandra Tołopiło,
  • Wolf Vanpaemel,
  • Leigh Ann Vaughn,
  • Steven Verheyen,
  • Lukas Wallrich,
  • Lucia Weber,
  • Julia K. Wolska,
  • Mirela Zaneva,
  • Yikang Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.101
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 8 – 8

Abstract

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In psychological science, replicability—repeating a study with a new sample achieving consistent results (Parsons et al., 2022)—is critical for affirming the validity of scientific findings. Despite its importance, replication efforts are few and far between in psychological science with many attempts failing to corroborate past findings. This scarcity, compounded by the difficulty in accessing replication data, jeopardizes the efficient allocation of research resources and impedes scientific advancement. Addressing this crucial gap, we present the Replication Database (https://forrt-replications.shinyapps.io/fred_explorer), a novel platform hosting 1,239 original findings paired with replication findings. The infrastructure of this database allows researchers to submit, access, and engage with replication findings. The database makes replications visible, easily findable via a graphical user interface, and tracks replication rates across various factors, such as publication year or journal. This will facilitate future efforts to evaluate the robustness of psychological research.

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