The upcoming special issue of the Journal for Development Effectiveness will focus on ‘Trends in Research Transparency, Reproducibility, and Ethics for Development Effectiveness’. We are interested in projects, programs, policies, and practices that aim to improve the transparency, reproducibility, and ethical conduct of impact evaluations and/or test whether improvements in these areas improve development effectiveness. If you have a paper that fits our criteria, please send it to us by 31 March 2023.
- The Journal does not favor any one methodology. However, publications that rely on research findings must demonstrate rigorous evaluation techniques that robustly address biases.
- The Journal publishes evidence of the impact of projects, programs, and policies in developing countries, and discussions of experience in conducting impact evaluations and using their findings to inform policy and program design. For this Special Issue, the focus is on projects, programs, and policies that aim to improve the transparency, reproducibility, and ethical conduct of such impact evaluations and/or test whether improvements in these areas improve development effectiveness.
- The Journal also publishes papers of a more conceptual nature related to impact evaluation principles and practices, as well as papers covering practical aspects of conducting impact evaluations. For this Special Issue, the focus is on principles and practices related to incorporating, or not, transparency, reproducibility, and ethics into impact evaluations. Any publications focused on more conceptual nature, including reviews and commentary, should be grounded in data and/or a thorough literature review.
