<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b3aca912-7fff-2444-0d70-7b0084f97175"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Lookit researchers,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for a wonderful start to 2023 - just in the first three months of the year, we’ve had over 3400 responses to 71 studies!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I'm writing today with a quick preview about an email you'll be receiving shortly from Laura Schulz - Children Helping Science and Lookit are about to officially merge! Laura’s email will have some detail about how this transition will work, but the short version is that all your Lookit links and existing studies (1) will remain active without interruption and (2) will *also* be available at links that look like “<a href="http://www.childrenhelpingscience.com/your-sub-page">www.childrenhelpingscience.com/your-sub-page</a>”. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On the non-technical side of this process, one thing this means is that we are going to be experimenting over the next few months with a faster review process for external studies. This is becoming necessary to keep up with the volume of studies you all are submitting.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Peer review has been an incredibly important part of making this project successful, and this community has excelled at making sure that all the studies we put up are smooth, inviting experiences that leave families excited to come back for another study. Peer review will still be available and strongly recommended for all study types! Here is a brief summary of how review will be conducted for all study types during this experiment, which will begin on/around May 25 with the official launch of the new merged website: </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lookit-internal studies</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Peer Review:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> No changes - peer review is required for all submissions</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Admin Review: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">No changes - </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">admin review will be conducted as currently, with the goal turnaround time of 1-2 weeks.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">External studies</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bring-your-own meetings (Scheduled/Moderated) and Bring-your-own study links (Unscheduled/Unmoderated)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Peer Review: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommended but not required. If you are a lab member posting your own first study, we strongly recommend you get your study peer reviewed on Slack and review at least two </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">other </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">studies of the same type as you’re planning to run.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Admin Review: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(31,35,40);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Expedited, with a goal turnaround of 3 business days. Studies will be reviewed to ensure they meet the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScg6geDk8iDYfTBtuNPyfNaTyGfROuXiSw6jUPHv3b5KSWC0Q/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Terms of Use</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (e.g. that studies are IRB-approved by your research institution) and provide the required study descriptions. During this expedited review  experiment, feedback will *not* be given about clarity, age-appropriateness, or ensuring a smooth family experience. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As we get this experiment underway, we’ll be working on approaches to help us maintain high-quality family experiences while speeding up the process of study posting, including revised self-check resources. In the meantime, we're eager to hear from you about what parts of the review process have been working well (or not so well!) for you. If you would like to be part of a working group that helps to shape how study review will work as we continue to grow, please let us know - we're looking forward to talking to you!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Melissa Kline Struhl (Lookit/Children Helping Science Executive Director)</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Melissa Kline Struhl</div><div>Lookit Executive Director</div><div>Research Scientist, MIT Brain & Cognitive Sciences</div><div><a href="mailto:mekline@mit.edu" target="_blank">mekline@mit.edu</a></div><div><a href="http://lookit.mit.edu" target="_blank">https://lookit.mit.edu/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://www.melissaklinestruhl.com" target="_blank">http://www.melissaklinestruhl.com/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div style="display:inline"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>