An estimated 82–89% of ecological research and 85% of medical research has limited or no value to the end user because of various inefficiencies. We argue that registration and registered reports can enhance the quality and impact of ecological research. Drawing on evidence from other fields, chiefly medicine, we support our claim that registration can reduce research waste. However, increasing registration rates, quality and impact will be very slow without coordinated effort of funders, publishers and research institutions. We therefore call on them to facilitate the adoption of registration by providing adequate support. We outline several aspects to be considered when designing a registration system that would best serve the field of ecology. To further inform the development of such a system, we call for more research to identify the causes of low registration rates in ecology. We suggest short- and long-term actions to bolster registration and reduce research waste.

据估计，由于各种低效率，82-89% 的生态研究和 85% 的医学研究对最终用户的价值有限或没有价值。我们认为注册和注册报告可以提高生态研究的质量和影响。借鉴其他领域（主要是医学）的证据，我们支持我们的主张，即注册可以减少研究浪费。然而，如果没有资助者、出版商和研究机构的协调努力，注册率、质量和影响力的提高将非常缓慢。因此，我们呼吁他们提供足够的支持，以促进登记的通过。我们概述了设计最适合生态领域的注册系统时需要考虑的几个方面。为了进一步为此类系统的开发提供信息，我们呼吁进行更多研究，以确定生态学中注册率低的原因。我们建议采取短期和长期行动来加强注册并减少研究浪费。