re: Chris Chambers: Registered Reports advocacy—I think this could be a big deal if this publication format becomes the standard in the sciences:
Roughly $80,000 (including the EA funds grant) was raised to support Professor Chris Chambers’ to advocate for “Registered Reports” which improves the way research is done across all hypothesis-driven science. More than 200 journals have now adapted this publication format including Nature Communications (e.g. for epidemiology papers) and PLoS ONE[20], the second largest scientific journal and by one measure the most important scientific journal.[21] Some of this was likely due to our grantees advocacy.[22] Recently, Chambers said that “some of the most useful and flexible funding I’ve received has been donated by hundreds of generous members of the public (& small orgs) via our Lets-Fund.Org supported [crowdfunding campaign]”.[23]
Chambers has also started the “Rapid Registered Reports for Covid-19” initiative.[29] For instance, one Registered Report [30] looks at whether core warming can be good for COVID-19 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.[31] In our extensive write-up at Lets-Fund.org/Better-Science we also evaluate this grant on differential technological development grounds. As a result, the Effective Altruism Long-term Future Fund endorsed this project with a grant.
re: Chris Chambers: Registered Reports advocacy—I think this could be a big deal if this publication format becomes the standard in the sciences:
Roughly $80,000 (including the EA funds grant) was raised to support Professor Chris Chambers’ to advocate for “Registered Reports” which improves the way research is done across all hypothesis-driven science. More than 200 journals have now adapted this publication format including Nature Communications (e.g. for epidemiology papers) and PLoS ONE[20], the second largest scientific journal and by one measure the most important scientific journal.[21] Some of this was likely due to our grantees advocacy.[22] Recently, Chambers said that “some of the most useful and flexible funding I’ve received has been donated by hundreds of generous members of the public (& small orgs) via our Lets-Fund.Org supported [crowdfunding campaign]”.[23]
There are also signs of adoption of the Registered Reports format in high-impact areas such as development economics,[24] health economics,[25],[26] climate change,[27] and catastrophic biological bisks[28]. One recent study provides initial evidence of higher research quality of registered reports compared with the standard publishing model. (See here for a full list of Registered Reports published so far).
Chambers has also started the “Rapid Registered Reports for Covid-19” initiative.[29] For instance, one Registered Report [30] looks at whether core warming can be good for COVID-19 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.[31] In our extensive write-up at Lets-Fund.org/Better-Science we also evaluate this grant on differential technological development grounds. As a result, the Effective Altruism Long-term Future Fund endorsed this project with a grant.
In November 2021, Chambers published an article on the past, present and future of Registered Reports. This work is extended by proposals like trinity review, which integrated Registered Reports with research ethics and funding reviews, and peer community peer review.