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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2026

The Uptake of Preregistration, and Its Impact on the Proportion of Supported Hypotheses, in Sports Science.

Hunter Bennett, Henry Blake, Noah d'Unienville, James Murray, Jordan Fox

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hunter BennettSchool of Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide University, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. hunter.bennett@adelaide.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8541-9104
Henry BlakeSchool of Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide University, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-9287
Noah d'UnienvilleSchool of Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide University, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4196-1321
James MurrayHuman Performance Research Centre, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9585-4951
Jordan FoxSchool of Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide University, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-5297

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe proportion of studies with results supporting their hypotheses has been implausibly high in sports science, suggesting the widespread presence of questionable research practices (QRPs). Preregistration is recommended to mitigate QRPs.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the uptake of preregistration in sports science journals, and its association with the proportion of supported hypotheses. The influence of journal quartile on these factors was also examined. Differences in hypothesis reporting between published manuscripts and original preregistrations were also explored.

methodsA total of 2006 original research articles published from 19 journals in 2024 were included, of which 201 (10.0%) were preregistered, and 1205 provided a hypothesis (60.0%). Logistic regression analyses assessed whether preregistration frequency and the proportion of supported hypotheses varied across journal quartiles (i.e., quartile 1, 2, 3, and 4, as ranked by SCImago).

resultsThe proportion of preregistered studies that had results supporting their hypotheses (45%) were significantly lower than non-preregistered studies (56%) (X

conclusionsThe uptake of preregistration in sports science is low, and its effectiveness is limited, possibly owing to researchers not adhering to preregistered research plans and adopting QRPs. PREREGISTRATION: This study was prospectively preregistered on the Open Science Framework https://osf.io/c8jfm/files/osfstorage ).

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Periodicals as TopicPre-Registration PublicationResearch DesignSportsSports MedicineHumans

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