RER Protocol & Preregistration
Establishes a-priori research protocols, PICOS parameters, eligibility criteria, and preregistration plans for Review of Educational Research manuscripts.
Designed specifically for systematic reviews and meta-analyses targeting the Review of Educational Research (RER), this skill guides researchers in constructing rigorous, a-priori review protocols prior to literature searching. It assists in defining research questions using the PICOS framework, establishing strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, formulating reproducible search strategies, setting dual-screening workflows, designing data extraction codebooks, and planning meta-analytic or narrative synthesis models. By supporting preregistration on platforms like OSF and PROSPERO, it helps authors preempt reviewer skepticism and eliminate fishing expedition concerns in unsolicited academic submissions.