ABSTRACT
The scientific method requires us to pose a falsifiable hypothesis, design a controlled, rigorous and repeatable methodology, and report and interpret our results honestly. Confirmation bias is a problem in science because of the way that science is published. A new initiative from Peer Community In is the possibility of submitting to their Registered Reports8, which goes much further towards removing confirmation bias. The Registered Report (RR) is in effect the registration of a proposal with review. If the RR is approved by reviewers then the study is, in principle, given the green light for publication whether or not the hypothesis posed is accepted or rejected.
