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Table 3 Numbers and Percentages of Preregistered Studies for Different Disciplines (N = 305 - three missing values for discipline), Among all Studies and Among the Empirical Studies

From: Steps toward preregistration of research on research integrity

Study Characteristic

Number of Presented Papers and Posters

Number of Preregistered Studies

Total (n = 305)

Empirical (n = 204)

Among All Studies (% in brackets)

Among Empirical Studies (% in brackets)

Ethics, Integrity

76

37

6 (8)

6 (16)

Natural Sciences

20

12

4 (20)

2 (17)

Human Sciences

55

50

15 (27)

15 (30)

Library, Information

8

6

1 (13)

1 (17)

Medicine, Health

112

79

27 (24)

24 (30)

Publishing, Journals

16

10

1 (6)

1 (10)

Governance, Funding

15

7

3 (20)

2 (29)

Non-Academic

3

3

1 (33)

1 (33)