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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 1d

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

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 4d

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!

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 5d

This also applies to PsyArXiv, since it is hosted on OSF.

Center for Open Science @cos.io · 6d

🚧 Downtime Reminder 🚧

OSF will be offline Sat., October 4 from 9am–~5pm ET while we deploy the updated OSF interface.

Saved content will remain available, but be sure to save in-progress wiki edits, preprints, & project drafts beforehand & close any open tabs.

More info:

Coming Soon: A New Look for OSF

In early October 2025, the Open Science Framework (OSF) will launch a refreshed design that makes the platform easier to navigate and use. The update modernizes the interface and improves performance, while preserving the familiar workflows that users are accustomed to.

www.cos.io

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 5d

If you have a project that started or developed at SIPS, or have updates on listed products, we would love to hear about it!

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 5d

SIPS community members worked through the years to develop many resources that help to improve psychological sciences. We gathered them all, so you can find everything you need in one place.

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SIPS Products

If you have a project that started or developed at SIPS, or have updates on listed products, we would love to hear about it! Please email [email protected] to have it added to this list or up…

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 7d

Don't let minor submission errors delay the publication of your research! 📝 🔬

Remember to check the full guidelines when submitting the manuscript to PsyArXiv (buff.ly/M3cRBW2).

Below, we also have a few friendly reminders!

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 9d

Only two days left to submit an application to join the IDEA Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science!

The IDEA Committee promotes inclusion, diversity, equity, and access within psychological science and the broader academic community.

Learn more 👇

IDEA Committee Application

Thank you for your interest in joining the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS). The IDEA Committee works to…

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ReproducibiliTea @reproducibilitea.org · 19d

Join our upcoming webinars “Peer Review and its Diversification”!

📅 15-16 October 2025 on Zoom

👉 Registration: forms.gle/1R4Y3d33W8bQ...

📄 Full programme: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#PeerReview #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2025 #metasci #academicsky

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 19d

Good news!

And for those who weren't aware, the team's post from 20.08. is a useful read:
improvingpsych.org/2025/08/20/c...

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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · 19d

Public appreciation post for @juliabottesini.com! The community doesn't know the great lengths Julia has gone to restabilize operations at PsyArXiv. We're all incredibly lucky to have her. Many, many hours and a great deal of thought/care have gone into the task. Thank you, Julia!

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 19d

🥳 PsyArXiv is back to normal operations 🥳

Thanks to the fantastic team of moderators (thank you all🙏), PsyArXiv has resumed normal operations. You can expect any newly posted or edited preprint to be moderated within 24-72 hours of submission.

Learn more from our blog post👇
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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 17d

⚠️ Don't forget to vote! The virtual election booth closes tomorrow!⏰

🗳️If you are a SIPS member, you should have received your ballot to vote for the 3 new Executive Committee members.

If you are a member and haven't received it yet, check your spam folder!

📅 Voting ends on September 21, 2025

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 19d

🥳 PsyArXiv is back to normal operations 🥳

Thanks to the fantastic team of moderators (thank you all🙏), PsyArXiv has resumed normal operations. You can expect any newly posted or edited preprint to be moderated within 24-72 hours of submission.

Learn more from our blog post👇
buff.ly/OtpsKhm

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 20d

🗳️ Your vote matters! 🗳️
A friendly reminder for SIPS members to check your inbox for an email containing a ballot to vote for the 3 new Executive Committee members!

If you haven't received it yet, check your spam folder!

📅 Voting ends on September 21, 2025

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Amanda Kay Montoya @akmontoya.bsky.social · 21d

SIPS@SPSP Preconference is open for submissions (posters and data blitzes). Any and all submissions welcome! We want to emphasize replication research in the area of social-personality psychology. If you or someone you know has done replication research in this area, we highly recommend you submit!

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

🗳️ SIPS Executive Committee Elections are now open!🗳️
If you are a SIPS member, you should now have received your ballot to vote for the 3 new Executive Committee members.
If you are a member and haven't received it yet, check your spam folder!

📅 Voting ends on September 21, 2025

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Jack Arnal @jackarnal.bsky.social · 26d

Give these folks a round of applause. This was a heavy lift!

And let’s give this post at least as much engagement as the original announcement of the moderation changes.

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

PsyArXiv's amazing team of 100+ moderators has now approved all preprints that meet the requirements outlined in the updated PsyArXiv policies (is.gd/paxpolicy). Thank you to everyone who volunteered, this was a true community effort! #PsychSciSky

About PsyArXiv – PsyArXiv Blog

What is PsyArXiv? PsyArXiv (psychology archive) is an open preprint archive designed to facilitate rapid dissemination of psychological research. PsyArXiv is a creation of the Society for the…

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Lou Moses @loumoses.bsky.social · 26d

Phenomenal effort here by the moderating team to fix this issue so quickly (over 12000 preprints checked in the last few weeks). So many people stepped up. Community spirit like this is one of many reasons why SIPS is such a great organisation advancing rigorous psychological science. Bravo!

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

PsyArXiv's amazing team of 100+ moderators has now approved all preprints that meet the requirements outlined in the updated PsyArXiv policies (is.gd/paxpolicy). Thank you to everyone who volunteered, this was a true community effort! #PsychSciSky

About PsyArXiv – PsyArXiv Blog

What is PsyArXiv? PsyArXiv (psychology archive) is an open preprint archive designed to facilitate rapid dissemination of psychological research. PsyArXiv is a creation of the Society for the…

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David A. Sbarra @dsbarra.bsky.social · 26d

This was a true mess with a ton of AI-generated word salad slop being submitted as preprints. The field owes these moderators a huge thanks for all the work and energy! 🙏👏

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

PsyArXiv's amazing team of 100+ moderators has now approved all preprints that meet the requirements outlined in the updated PsyArXiv policies (is.gd/paxpolicy). Thank you to everyone who volunteered, this was a true community effort! #PsychSciSky

About PsyArXiv – PsyArXiv Blog

What is PsyArXiv? PsyArXiv (psychology archive) is an open preprint archive designed to facilitate rapid dissemination of psychological research. PsyArXiv is a creation of the Society for the…

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

If you post a new preprint (or create a new version of an existing preprint), please be sure to follow the policies to ensure a smooth moderation process. All incoming preprints will be moderated within 24-72 hours of initial submission.

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

If your existing preprint is still pending moderation, please check the policies to see what it’s missing, make the necessary updates to it, then email the link to [email protected] to request approval.

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

PsyArXiv's amazing team of 100+ moderators has now approved all preprints that meet the requirements outlined in the updated PsyArXiv policies (is.gd/paxpolicy). Thank you to everyone who volunteered, this was a true community effort! #PsychSciSky

About PsyArXiv – PsyArXiv Blog

What is PsyArXiv? PsyArXiv (psychology archive) is an open preprint archive designed to facilitate rapid dissemination of psychological research. PsyArXiv is a creation of the Society for the…

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 26d

🗳️ SIPS Executive Committee Elections are now open!🗳️
If you are a SIPS member, you should now have received your ballot to vote for the 3 new Executive Committee members.
If you are a member and haven't received it yet, check your spam folder!

📅 Voting ends on September 21, 2025

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 28d

GREAT candidates for SIPS executive council. I wanted to rank them all #1. Check your email to vote. @improvingpsych.org

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Sep 5

Do you know SIPS has a Slack Community?🤝

If you haven't joined already, don't wait any longer! 👇

Slack

Desktop Apps

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Hannah Lönneker @hloenneker.bsky.social · Sep 3

As part of the Pilot Reporting Task Force, founded at @improvingpsych.org conference 2023, I would like to share a preprint with you: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We are looking for feedback on our perspective piece, promoting more transparency in the reporting of piloting in psychological science. 1/4

OSF

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