MethodMap

MethodMap is a web app (with optional desktop companion) that helps researchers design, document, and defend their research methodology with less chaos and fewer omissions. It guides users through a structured protocol builder (quant, qual, mixed methods) that outputs an OSF-style preregistration, IRB-ready methods section, and a reproducible checklist tailored to the study type. It also includes an AI-assisted “methods critic” that flags common threats to validity (sampling bias, underpowered design, p-hacking risk, unclear coding schemes), missing details (randomization, blinding, exclusion criteria), and inconsistent decisions across drafts. The app stores versioned decisions with timestamps so teams can justify changes without rewriting everything. It’s realistic: it won’t magically make a bad study good, but it will reduce preventable methodological mistakes and speed up documentation that reviewers and supervisors routinely demand.