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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS)
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SIPS brings together scholars working to improve methods and practices in psychological science. Join us!
https://improvingpsych.org/membership/

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Aug 20
More info about changes to moderation at PsyArXiv -
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Changes to Moderation at PsyArXiv Preprints
As you may be aware, a large number of previously-public preprints posted on PsyArXiv have become inaccessible in the past 24 hours. We know this is disruptive to many people and organizations who …
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I'm so so happy to be part of the @improvingpsych.org executive committee! SIPS has been an anchor and inspiration for me for many years, and I'm excited to be able to contribute to its important work!✨ #OpenScience
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Join the virtual SIPS@SPSP 2026: Community Action Meeting — “Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology.”

💡 Topics: Registered reports, open data, replications, diversity & inclusion
🧠 Hands-on sessions + hackathons
🌍 All career stages welcome!
🔗
Preconferences | SPSP
Explore SPSP Annual Convention preconferences—specialized sessions offering in-depth insights, networking, and collaboration in personality and social psychology.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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When you share a preprint on #PsyArXiv, it becomes discoverable through

Google Scholar,
@europepmc.org
OpenAlex
@dimensions.ai
OSF Preprints
@crossref.bsky.social Metadata Search
@orcid.org
and more!

blog.psyarxiv.com/2025/11/10/d... by Andrea Schuler

#AcademicSky #OpenScience
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Discovering research from PsyArXiv – PsyArXiv Blog
When you share a preprint in PsyArXiv it becomes available for a worldwide audience to read, share, and cite. Readers may access your work via its DOI, by searching the PsyArXiv site, or by discoverin...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Join the virtual SIPS@SPSP 2026: Community Action Meeting — “Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology.”

💡 Topics: Registered reports, open data, replications, diversity & inclusion
🧠 Hands-on sessions + hackathons
🌍 All career stages welcome!
🔗
Preconferences | SPSP
Explore SPSP Annual Convention preconferences—specialized sessions offering in-depth insights, networking, and collaboration in personality and social psychology.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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❔ Are you looking for a home for your new manuscript?
💡 Submit to 'Collabra: Psychology', an official SIPS open access journal!

✨ We welcome submissions in several fields of psychology.
✨ Our primary evaluation criteria are rigor and integrity.

Learn more
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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👕 Wear your commitment to improving psychological science!

Whether presenting a talk, joining a conference, or enjoying a social event—do it in style! 🔥

You can purchase the official SIPS merch here 👉
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October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Issue 19 of RDM Weekly is out! 🎃

- Handbook for Reproduction and Replication Studies @forrt.bsky.social
- A Crowdsourced Effort to Develop a Lab Manual Template @improvingpsych.org
- So, What’s the Deal with rlang, Anyway? @veerle.hypebright.nl
and more!

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October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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PsyArXiv can deliver preprint posting and reading services to its users at no charge thanks to the generous support of member institutions!

Let's give them a round of applause for their support and encourage others to follow suit!👏👏👏
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PsyArXiv Member Institutions – PsyArXiv Blog
The PsyArXiv Scientific Advisory Board would like to express deepest gratitude to all of our member institutions.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Are you interested in
✨ registered reports,
✨ open data,
✨ replications, and
✨ diversity science?

If the answer is yes, then you should join us for the online SIPS@SPSP Preconference on February 24, 2026!

The registration is open, and discount codes are available.
More 👇
Preconferences | SPSP
Explore SPSP Annual Convention preconferences—specialized sessions offering in-depth insights, networking, and collaboration in personality and social psychology.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Curious about becoming a PCI Psych recommender, but not sure if you should? Here's a short video with some reasons why it might be time to sign up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BDr... #PsychSciSky #SciPub
Why be a recommender for a PCI?
The project "Peer Community in (PCI)" (https://peercommunityin.org/) has been launched in January 2017 and now counts 11 communities: PCI Evolutionary Biology (https://evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/),…
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October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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New Open Research in Practice case study:

The Feminist WonderLab Collective: An ECR space to support feminist practices and Open Scholarship by Dr Zlatomira Ilchovska, Postdoctoral Research Associate
@yorkpsychology.bsky.social

Read about their work on our wiki 👇
York Wiki Service
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October 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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⏰⚠️Preconference Submission Portal closes today (October 23, 11:59pm PT)!
If you still haven't sent your poster or flash talk submission, don't wait any longer! We want to hear from you at SIPS@SPSP Community Action Meeting 2026: Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology!
October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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📅 Mark your calendars for SIPS 2026! 📅
The SIPS 2026 in-person conference will take place in Washington, DC, June 8-10, 2026.

The conference will be at the George Mason University Arlington, Virginia campus (thanks to @natonge.bsky.social, our 2026 local host!)
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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⏰ Only a few days left for the poster and flash talk submissions for the online preconference SIPS@SPSP.

✨We are particularly interested in replication research in social-personality psychology.

✨Submissions from students and other trainees are welcome.

Submit 👉 buff.ly/7pHjP1D
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October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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SIPS@SPSP submission deadline is coming up! October 23! Submit your poster or flash talk about #metascience or #replication research in social-personality psychology soon! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... @improvingpsych.org @spspnews.bsky.social
2026 Preconference Submission Portal
Use this submission form for all preconference submissions. Select your preconference first as this may change submission fields. The submission guide can be found here . You may submit to multi...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Dear PsyArXiv users,
The moderation functions on the OSF platform, which hosts PsyArXiv, have been repaired. 🔧

We are working to moderate any submissions that have been delayed, and expect a return to normal moderation wait times (24-72hs) soon.

Thank you for your patience!
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Registration is open for the online preconference: SIPS@SPSP Community Action Meeting 2026: Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology!

We will touch on topics such as:
✨ registered reports,
✨ open data,
✨ replications, and
✨ diversity science.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Metadata matters!
If you submit a preprint to PsyArXiv, to ensure smooth acceptance, don't forget to fill out the metadata correctly.

Below you will find a few tips, but detailed guidelines are at 👉 buff.ly/M3cRBW2
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Submissions to the online preconference SIPS@SPSP Community Action Meeting 2026: Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology are now open!🚀

📅 Deadline October 23rd!
The preconference will be held on Zoom on February 24, 2026.

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October 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Dear PsyArXiv users!
The OSF platform, which hosts PsyArXiv, has updated the PsyArXiv user interface! Unfortunately, some key moderation functions need repairs after the upgrade. This will delay some moderation decisions this week. 🔧

Thank you for your patience!
October 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Have you done (or are you planning) a replication of a social-personality finding?
Then submit a poster or flash talk on it to the virtual SIPS@SPSP preconference, happening online on February 24, 2026.

🔗 Find out more:
2026 Preconference Submission Portal
Use this submission form for all preconference submissions. Select your preconference first as this may change submission fields. The submission guide can be found here . You may submit to multiple preconferences....
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October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Our full 2025 program and schedule are now up on our website! We've got so many great presentations lined up, you won't want to miss it!

bigteamscienceconference.github.io/program/
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Note: The live conference schedule with links to sessions will be provided to conference registrants via email. To access the live schedule, REGISTER NOW *** >>> View the 2025 BTSCON Program *** > Not...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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It has been an amazing experience to be President of @improvingpsych.org for the past year. There aren't many societies that would engage early career researchers in leadership, but SIPS is very special 🧡✨
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Friendly reminder for those submitting manuscripts to PsyArXiv!

Upon submission, moderators will check the preprint (i.e., the PDF file) and the metadata (i.e., the submission form) to ensure it fulfills the guidelines. Make sure you follow them!

For details 👉 buff.ly/M3cRBW2
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Dear PsyArXiv users!
The OSF platform, which hosts PsyArXiv, will be unavailable this Saturday, October 4, from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm UTC (7:00 am - 6:00 pm EDT) for scheduled maintenance.🔧

Thank you for your patience!
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM