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Our Publishing Standards

PsychOpen GOLD offers a high-quality publication platform for primary publications in psychology. All journals and periodicals published at ZPID’s PsychOpen GOLD platform have to comply with the publishing standards as outlined in:

Leibniz Institute For Psychology (ZPID). (2023). Standards for PsychOpen GOLD Journals and Periodicals. ZPID (Leibniz Institute for Psychology). http://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12891

Journals and periodicals applying for inclusion in PsychOpen GOLD are reviewed carefully and competitively against these standards, both at the time of application and on an ongoing basis. Compliance with these standards is a basic prerequisite for acceptance and continuous support for journals and periodicals published at PsychOpen GOLD. Particular emphasis is placed on publication standards, which support open, transparent, and replicable psychological research.

For further details, see our General Publishing Standards, and complimentary Open Science Standards, which are based on the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and the TOP Guidelines (Transparency and Openness Promotion).