This app provides the PRP-QUANT Template, version 4 to help you create a detailed study protocol (Step 1 & 2).

Step 1: Complete the template in this App.

Step 2: Export your study protocol as PDF.

Step 3: Submit your PDF to PsychArchives (https://pasa.psycharchives.org/).

IMPORTANT:

Save your progress once in a while by clicking the download button that you will see on the left.

In addition to the file format you selected, an .rds file will be downloaded. This is the most important file because it saves your progress and can be uploaded again later.

The PRP-QUANT Template is designed to provide a detailed basis for planning your study and reducing researcher degrees of freedom. For a transparent and effective preregistration, we strongly recommend completing all applicable template items. At a minimum, items marked with★ should be answered, as they reflect the minimum metadata and the minimum preregistration criteria proposed by Hahn et al. (2025) for reducing researcher degrees of freedom. They are a recommendation, not a requirement - you can export your protocol either way.

You can answer in continuous text or in key words, whichever suits the item.

A desktop screen is recommended: the template is long and the form is easier to fill in there.

To begin, switch from Instructions to Template in the drop-down menu on the upper left. (You must first agree to our Terms of Use and Data Privacy Note.)

More about preregistration in psychology: prereg-psych.org