How to Practice Open Science: A Cookbook for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Research
Even though Open Science practices advance the credibility and accessibility of knowledge gained through research, they are not yet as common in clinical psychology as in other subfields of psychology. This paper presents an overview of how to implement Open Science practices in clinical psychology and psychotherapy research. We will address frequently encountered challenges and present different ways to deal with sensitive topics within the specific field. We explain Open Science practices while planning a study, during data collection and preparation of a publication, and for the publication of results. Finally, we will show options for how to structure a whole research group in support of Open Science practices. With different types of actions - of varying degrees of complexity and openness - we can continually and ethically move toward more Open Science, which will strengthen clinical research and is therefore essential for people with lived experiences of psychological symptoms, patients, psychotherapists, and for investments in psychological treatments.
Authors
- Dorothée Bentz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0291-2356)
- Juliane Burghardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0690-0731)
- Anke Haberkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1774-1660)
- Jan Christopher Cwik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2290-353X)
- Annika Clamor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-5785)
- Anja Kräplin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1612-3932)
- Jakob Fink‐Lamotte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-4903)
- Marcel Riehle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-077X)
- Johannes C. Ehrenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9428-3763)
- Johanna Freund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-9330)
- Anne Möllmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-8258)
- Kevin Hilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7986-4113)
- Simon Edward Blackwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-7084)
- Anja C. Feneberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-6600)
- Maike Salazar Kämpf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-590X)
- Lars Schulze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4720-2411)
- Barbara Cludius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4814-1497)
- Edgar Nazarenus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9006-6499)
Institutions
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- University of Bremen (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- University of Erfurt (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University (DE)
- Institut für Psychogerontologie (DE)
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (AT)
- HMU Health and Medical University Erfurt (DE)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2026-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.70218
- Primary Topic
- Research Data Management Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00