GUIDE-LLM: A consensus checklist to improve transparency in LLM-based behavioral science
A consensus-based GUIDE-LLM checklist (14 items) has been developed to boost transparency, reproducibility, and ethical accountability in research using large language models in behavioral and social science. Created via a preregistered two-round Delphi with international experts, it covers when and how LLMs are used, model details and prompts, data inputs and privacy, validation, reproducibility, and disclosure of competing interests. While broadly applicable, the checklist allows context-specific flexibility and is maintained as a living document, with optional items and guidance to share code and interactions (redacting sensitive data) to enable verification and adaptation by others.
