How to Publish Your Living Meta-Analysis on AMORE

AMORE workflow
  • 1 Propose Your Topic
  • 2 Steering Committee Review
  • 3 Pre-registration
  • 4 Conduct Review
  • 5 Data Deposit
  • 6 Quality Check
  • 7 Publication
  • 8 Regular Updates

Step 1: Propose Your Topic

Contact us

If you want to publish your living meta-analysis on the AMORE platform then you can contact us through our contact form. There is no commitment in reaching out, and we will answer questions about condutcing analysis, our standardization framework and preparing protocols. The contact form will also be used for proposing your topic for your living meta analyses.

What to include:

  • An oxytocin intervention study OR evaluation of oxytocin concentrations between or within populations related to a biobehavioral outcome
  • Living meta-analysis update frequency (maximum 24 months between updates)
  • Proposal of protocol within our standardization framework

Step 2: Steering Committee Review

Review Process

  • Evaluation that living meta-analysis is within platform remit
  • Confirmation that topic is suitable for inclusion
  • Verification that all mandatory requirements from checklist are met
  • Methodological review and advice if needed

Step 3: Pre-registration

Registration Requirements

  • Pre-register on PROSPERO if there is a clear health outcome
  • OR pre-register on Open Science Framework for other outcomes
  • Project will be added to AMORE homepage with its own project page
  • Project page will include:
    • Links to Pre-registration
    • Brief overview of inclusion/exclusion criteria
    • Search strings used

Step 4: Conduct Review

Perform systematic review

  • Conduct review based on pre-registered protocol
  • Analyses must be performed on free software for reproducibility
  • Track any deviations from protocol and document in devation report

Step 5: Data Deposit

Data Requirements

  • Deposit complete dataset in recognized repository (e.g. Open Science Framework or Zenodo)
  • Deposit free software script in recognised repository
  • Provide deviation report as supplementary material to analysis script

Step 6: Quality Check

Optional Review Process

  • AMORE steering committee can:
    • Cross-check analyses and pre-registration
    • Verify computational reproducibility
    • Review protocol adherence
    • Check reported deviations
  • Committee provides feedback if needed
  • Verification ensures transparency and quality

Step 7: Publication

Publication Process

  • Publish manuscript on recognized pre-print server (e.g., Open Science Framework)
  • Submit to peer-reviewed journal
  • Project page will be updated with links to:
    • Pre-print
    • Published paper
    • Deviation report
  • Ensure all documentation remains accessible

Step 8: Regular Updates

Update Requirements

  • Conduct new searches according to update plan
  • Maximum time between updates: 24 months
  • For each update:
    • Document all changes
    • Remove any retracted papers
    • Update all relevant materials
    • Maintain accessibility of all documents
  • Follow original protocol for consistency