Affiliations: The University of Melbourne

Poster title: Organizational Neuroscience Needs Careful and Consistent Post-publication Peer Review

Abstract: Organizational neuroscience is field that applies neuroscience methods to study workplace behavior. While empirical work has grown, the soundness of this work is rarely evaluated beyond initial peer review. In this review we address this void and systematically evaluate the field’s seminal works and select secondary works. In doing so, we identify a series of statistical and reporting problems that have been ignored across a decade of research. This includes inadequate reporting practices, misuse of significance testing, and little consideration of effect size and uncertainty. We propose that scholars adopt a more careful approach to post-publication review and provide recommendations.