Behavioural studies aim to discover scientific truths. True facts should be replicable, meaning that the same conclusions are reached if the same data are analysed, if the same methods are applied to collect a new dataset and if different methodological approaches are used to address the same general hypothesis. The replication crisis refers to a widespread failure to replicate published findings in the biological and social sciences. The causes of the replication crisis include the presence of uncontrolled moderators of behaviour, low statistical power and dubious research practices. Various sources of information can help to distinguish good research from bad. An evidence pyramid ranks different study types according to the quality of evidence produced. The Open Science movement encourages replication, preregistration and transparency over materials, methods and data, all of which should improve the quality of science and the likelihood that findings will be replicated.

Before submitting a journal article for publication, it is important to decide the target submission date first. After presenting nine intuitive thoughts and three cases (Xiaofang, Lisa, and Seema), the chapter discusses how two core concepts, project management and project complexity, can be applied to determine a thoughtful target submission date. It ends with a few practical suggestions: developing our project management skills deliberately. Project management is strongly related to project success, especially for novice writers; choosing our target submission dates in a timely manner. We should consider from the perspectives of authors, journals, and readers how to choose a target submission date in a timely manner; choosing our target submission dates thoughtfully. We can determine the project complexity based on the research cycle, the publication cycle, and the impact cycle; choosing our target submission dates using some methods (e.g., backward planning and forward planning).