Some are against publishing the research protocol as it will challenge the researchers in publishing their main findings after study completion. Dear researchers, please share your thoughts and advice on this?
Your research proposal is just that: A proposal of how you intend to go about your research. However all research is into the unknown, and factors that you did know at the time of writing the proposal will be uncovered by your research. In practice, nobody seems to publish proposals after the proposed research is over and done with. This is because the proposal is outdated by the research. The final report contains sufficient up-to-date details (including e.g., trade names) of the instruments and procedures actually used.