Community Newsletter: Registered reports; cerebellum genome; octopus brain waves

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This week, researchers on Twitter discussed the announcement that Nature plans to consider registered reports, a type of research article that a journal commits to publishing -before the results are known -so long as the research questions and methods pass peer review.The journal started accepting the new format "for confirmatory research in cognitive neuroscience and the behavioral/social sciences" as of 22 February, tweeted Mary Elizabeth Sutherland, senior editor at Nature.I'm thrilled to announce that, as of today, @nature will consider Registered Reports for confirmatory research in cognitive neuroscience and the behavioral/social sciences. Please spread the word! @chrisdc77 @OSFramework @MarikeSchiffer @NatureHumBehav https://t.co/JiocK3vHIH -Mary Elizabeth (@meharpist) February 22, 2023The policy is intended to address the tendency journals have to publish predominantly positive research results. "An elegant and robust study should be appreciated as much for its methodology as for its results," Nature stated in an editorial. (Spectrum publishes a monthly newsletter dedicated to replications and null results.