Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022)

Eerola, Tuomas

Abstract

Social sciences are navigating an unprecedented period of introspection about the credibility and utility of disciplinary practices. Reform initiatives have emphasized the benefits of various transparency and reproducibility-related research practices; however, the adoption of these across music psychology is unknown. To estimate the prevalence, a manual examination of a random sample of 239 articles out of 1,192 articles published in five music psychology journals between 2017 and 2022 was carried out. About half of the articles were publicly available (112/239) and 39% share some of the research materials, but 5% share raw data and 1% analysis scripts. Pre-registrations were not observed in the sample. Most articles (82%) included a funding disclosure statement, but conflict of interest statements were less common (27%). Replication studies were rare (3%). Additional searches of replication studies were conducted beyond the sample. These analyses did not find substantially more replication studies in music psychology. In general, the results suggest that transparency and reproducibility-related research practices were far from routine in music psychology. The findings establish a baseline that can be used to assess future progress toward increasing the credibility and openness of music psychology research.

Citation

Eerola, T. (online). Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022). Musicae Scientiae, https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649241300885

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 17, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Dec 17, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jan 21, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 21, 2025
• Journal: Musicae Scientiae
• Print ISSN: 1029-8649
• Electronic ISSN: 2045-4147
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649241300885
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3344268