Instead of “playing the game” it is time to change the rules: Registered Reports at <em>AIMS Neuroscience</em> and beyond

Christopher D. Chambers; Eva Feredoes; Suresh D. Muthukumaraswamy; Peter J. Etchells; Christopher D. Chambers; Eva Feredoes; Suresh D. Muthukumaraswamy; Peter J. Etchells

doi:10.3934/Neuroscience.2014.1.4

AIMS Neuroscience

2014, Volume 1, Issue 1: 4-17. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2014.1.4

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Editorial

Instead of “playing the game” it is time to change the rules: Registered Reports at AIMS Neuroscience and beyond

1.
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University;
2.
School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading;
3.
School of Society, Enterprise and Environment, Bath Spa University

Received: 01 May 2014 Accepted: 04 May 2014 Published: 08 May 2014

Citation: Christopher D. Chambers, Eva Feredoes, Suresh D. Muthukumaraswamy, Peter J. Etchells. Instead of “playing the game” it is time to change the rules: Registered Reports at AIMS Neuroscience and beyond[J]. AIMS Neuroscience, 2014, 1(1): 4-17. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2014.1.4

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