The research transparency index
介绍了一个名为研究透明度指数（RTI v. 1.0）的自动化程序，用于评估量化研究手稿在理论、设计、测量、数据分析和结果报告等阶段的透明度，帮助作者、学生、审稿人和编辑节省时间并提升研究可信度。
Research transparency is critical for credible and trustworthy theory and subsequent practices and policymaking. However, checking for transparency is a laborious and time-consuming task. To facilitate this process, we introduce the Research Transparency Index (RTI v. 1.0). The program, available at https://www.hermanaguinis.com, enables users to assess the level of transparency in both unpublished and published manuscripts. RTI provides feedback on the transparency of manuscripts describing quantitative research across key research stages: theory, design, measurement, data analysis, and reporting of results. RTI (a) assists authors in enhancing the transparency of their manuscripts before submitting them to journals and conferences, (b) provides students with guidelines to improve their understanding of research transparency, and (c) provides reviewers and journal editors with a tool to assess manuscripts and offer developmental feedback to authors. RTI saves authors, students, reviewers, and editors time by providing an automated assessment of transparency criteria, which can be updated in the future, given that we make the Python code available. Also, it promotes a culture of transparency, fostering trust and credibility in the scholarly community and among users of the knowledge we produce (e.g., organization and policy decision-makers).