This repository contains the ADEMP preregistration (ADEMP-PreReg) template introduced in Siepe et al. (2024, https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000695), which is based on the ADEMP reporting structure from Morris et al. (2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8086). Both papers also contain general recommendations for simulation studies. ADEMP-PreReg is a general-purpose preregistration template for Monte Carlo simulation studies which was developed for psychology, but can be used for other quantitative disciplines as well.
There are multiple options to use the ADEMP-PreReg template:
- Use the Google Docs version here
- Use the .docx version in this repository (
ADEMP-PreReg.docx) - Use the LaTeX version in this repository (
ADEMP-PreReg.texandconfiguration.tex) or on Overleaf.
After filling out your preferred version of the template, you can upload and timestamp your preregistration at the service of your choice, for example, at the Open Science Framework or Zenodo. When using the Open Science Framework, you may, for example, upload the template as part of the open-ended OSF registration (see here).
A brief example of a full protocol using ADEMP-PreReg is included in the template itself. We are collecting use cases of ADEMP-PreReg in the literature in the Wiki of this GitHub repository. Please reach out to us if you have used (parts of) ADEMP-PreReg to preregister or report your simulation study and would like us to add you as an example to the Wiki.
We hope to continuously improve the template and invite interested researchers to suggest improvements to the template. Please feel free to open an Issue or a Pull Request in this repository to voice any questions, criticism, or feedback on the template. If you do not wish to do that, you can also contact us at bjoernsiepe [at] gmail [dot] com.
To modify the template and open a Pull Request, please modify the ADEMP-PreReg.tex file. This file can then be converted to ADEMP-PreReg.docx by running make docx (requires pandoc).
When you use our template, please cite the associated publication
Siepe, B. S., Bartoš, F., Morris, T.P., Boulesteix, A-L, Heck, D.W. & Pawel, S. (2024). Simulation Studies for Methodological Research in Psychology: A Standardized Template for Planning, Preregistration, and Reporting. Psychological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000695
A BibTeX entry is given by
@article{Siepe2024,
year = {2024},
author = {Bj{\"o}rn S. Siepe and Franti{\v{s}}ek Barto{\v{s}} and Tim P. Morris and Anne-Laure Boulesteix and Daniel W. Heck and Samuel Pawel},
title = {Simulation Studies for Methodological Research in Psychology: A Standardized Structure for Planning, Preregistration, and Reporting},
doi = {10.1037/met0000695},
url = {https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ufgy6},
journal = {Psychological Methods}
}