Introduction to the Special Issue on Transparency, Replicability, and Discovery in the Psychological Science of Adult Development and Aging

In accordance with recent calls for greater transparency and open science, the current special issue attends to the need for work addressing what this looks like within the field of aging and adult development. The papers in this special issue all provide valuable insights into multiple aspects of producing open and transparent research within the psychology of aging. This introduction provides an overview of the papers, as well as addresses the need for this special issue to specifically address issues within this field. We hope these works provide food for thought, and that they spark further discussion on what researchers can do to provide more transparent and open practices in their work.