Opinion Paper - Special Collection: Open Science Practices - a vision for the future of SAJIP

The replicability crisis as chance for psychological research and South African Journal of Industrial Psychology

Alina S. Hernandez Bark
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology | Vol 45 | a1724 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v45i0.1724 | © 2019 Alina S. Hernandez Bark | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 31 July 2019 | Published: 13 December 2019

About the author(s)

Alina S. Hernandez Bark, Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science, Institute of Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Abstract

Problemification: This article identifies the drivers of and solutions to the replicability crisis for psychological science and the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology (SAJIP).

Implications: The article addresses and discusses possible starting points to tackle the recent replicability crisis and convert it into a chance for psychological research and the SAJIP.

Purpose: To combine a discussion about the replicability crisis and how it could improve psychological research standards and journal policies.

Recommendations: The article provides recommendation on how to change SAJIP’s policies to increase international visibility.


Keywords

Replication crisis; Open science practices; Open science; Reproducibility crisis; Psychological research

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