# Reciprocating trust in Registered Reports

## TL;DR

The journal publishes its first two Stage-2 Registered Reports and encourages researchers at all career stages to consider this format.

## Contribution

The paper highlights the debut of Stage-2 Registered Reports in Communications Psychology and offers guidance for early-career researchers.

## Key findings

- The journal has published its first two Stage-2 Registered Reports.
- The paper encourages researchers at all career stages to consider this publication format.

## Abstract

Communications Psychology celebrates the publication of the journal’s first two Stage-2 Registered Reports. We encourage researchers regardless of career stage to consider the format and highlight some considerations for PhD students and early career researchers.