How do I keep track of my scientific project? Which tools help me to analyze my data? And how do I get as much attention as possible for my results? For young researchers, the path to their first publication is often complicated. In the journal Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, SFB/TRR-289 researcher Dr. Helena Hartmann, together with other researchers, now presents a navigator that provides an overview of the most important scientific resources for psychological research.
In 10 steps to successful publication: The ARIADNE project already bundles more than 100 resources for psychological research.
From the preparation of a scientific project to the collection, validation and analysis of data to the publication and dissemination of results, the ARIADNE project guides researchers through the process of their project. At each of the 10 nodes of the interactive navigator, users can access further sub-items and finally useful resources for the corresponding project step.
“Helpful resources for research work are often expensive, scattered, hard to find and difficult to compare in terms of reliability, validity, usability and practicability,” write Dr. Hartmann and her colleagues in their publication. A comprehensive overview of resources that are useful for researchers in psychological science is lacking. ARIADNE wants to close this gap.
A dynamically updated database for an overview in the resource jungle
The freely available database already contains over 100 different resources. This list is continuously being dynamically expanded and updated so that researchers can access the latest tools and sources of information at any time. The project team places particular emphasis on open and reproducible scientific practices, as “these practices are becoming increasingly valuable and even mandatory in many areas of psychological science.”
Dr. Helena Hartmann is a psychologist and postdoc in Prof. Ulrike Bingel's team at Essen University Hospital. In the SFB/TRR 289, she is dedicated to the communication of our scientific results as part of the SC project, among other things.