Publishing Replication Research: A Myth-Busting Approach to Removing Replication Barriers

Abstract: As management and organizational psychology scholars publicly embrace replication research, some note that journals have been slow to publish replication research. Yet, the reasons why many journals have published a limited number of replications remain unclear. It is plausible that a supply problem (i. e., scholars are not conducting replication research) is contributing to the relative absence of replication in management and organizational psychology research. Academic conferences routinely host workshops on conducting replication research and several publications provide guidance on conducting replication research. Therefore, there are clear calls for replication research along with reasonable resources available to interested scholars. In this primer, I consider factors that prevent scholars from engaging in replication research as I take a “myth-busting” approach to addressing some of the most common misconceptions about replication research. The primer closes with suggestions for scholars who are interested in undertaking the challenge of replication.