Production of knowledge : enhancing progress in social science

Table of Contents 1. Introduction John Gerring, James Mahoney and Colin Elman Part I. Discovery: 2. Exploratory Research Richard Swedberg 3. Research Cycles Evan Lieberman Part II. Publishing: 4. Peer Review Tim Liao 5. Length Limits John Gerring and Lee Cojocaru Part III. Transparency and Reproducibility: 6. Transparency and Reproducibility: Conceptualizing the Problem Garret Christensen and Edward Miguel 7. Transparency and Reproducibility: Potential Solutions Garret Christensen and Edward Miguel 8. Making Research Data Accessible Diana Kapiszewski, Sebastian Karcher 9. Pre-registration and Results-Free Review in Observational and Qualitative Research Alan M. Jacobs Part IV. Appraisal: 10. Replication for Quantitative Research Jeremy Freese and David Peterson 11. Measurement Replication in Qualitative and Quantitative Studies Dan Reiter 12. Reliability of Inference: Analogs of Replication in Qualitative Research Tasha Fairfield and Andrew Charman 13. Coordinating Reappraisals John Gerring 14. Comprehensive Appraisal John Gerring 15. Impact Metrics John Gerring, Sebastian Karcher and Brendan Apfeld Part V. Diversity: 16. Gender Diversity Dawn Teele 17. Ideological Diversity Neil Gross and Christopher Robertson VI. Conclusion: 18. Proposals John Gerring, James Mahoney and Colin Elman