Select a Registration Template
When you create a new registration, a window will appear from which you can choose a registration template. In this window, you can hover over the i icons to learn more about each template.
Which template should I use?
We do not recommend a specific template as we do not know the details of your study, your institution's policies (if any), or the standards of your community. Instead, use the information below to help determine which template will best work for you.
Templates and when to use them
| Template | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| OSF Preregistration | Standard, comprehensive, and general purpose preregistration form. Most commonly used. |
Open and download Google Doc |
| Open-Ended Registration | Most flexible template. Only use if another template doesn't fit your study design or registering a completed project. | Open and download Google Doc |
| Generalized Systematic Review | For preregistering systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses | Open and download Google Doc |
| OSF-Standard Pre-Data Collection Registration | State whether data have been collected or viewed and other pertinent comments. Use this one if your pre-analysis plan is uploaded on OSF as a doc | Open and download Google Doc |
| Pre-Registration in Social Psychology | Preregister a research study outlining the hypotheses, methods, and analysis plan | Open and download Google Doc |
| Preregistration Template from AsPredicted.org | Eight questions derived from content recommended by AsPredicted.org. | Open and download Google Doc |
| Qualitative Preregistration | Template for registering primarily qualitative work | Open and download Google Doc |
| Registered Report Protocol Preregistration | Register your protocol AFTER having been given "in-principle acceptance" from a Registered Report journal | Open and download Google Doc |
| Replication Recipe (Brandt et al., 2013): Post-Completion | Register a replication study after it has been conducted with questions regarding the outcomes of the replication. | Open and download Google Doc |
| Replication Recipe (Brandt et al., 2013): Pre-Registration | Register a replication study with a series of questions regarding the original work. | Open and download Google Doc |
| Secondary Data Preregistration | For preregistering a research project that uses an existing dataset. | Open and download Google Doc |
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