Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Defining Evidence Synthesis

"Evidence synthesis, sometimes called “systematic reviews”, involves combining information from multiple studies investigating the same topic to comprehensively understand their findings." -Cochrane

Framing Research

Developing Your Search Protocol


Databases for Your Initial Search

Guidelines for Methodology


Appraising Sources & Studies

Places to Register Protocols

Pre-registration is the process a researcher takes prior to data gathering, to ensure transparency in their process and facilitate their research's reproducibility. It is best to select a single repository that is most well-known for research like yours. The video, below, demonstrates how to register a protocol with the Open Science Framework, which is appropriate for most protocols for research of a general nature.