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Version: 3.6.x and earlier

Use Prolific

It is very easy to use JATOS together with Prolific to recruit participants.

This is what the New Study page in Prolific looks like:

Prolific screenshot

In the field under What is the URL of your study? (first red box in the screenshot), enter a link to your JATOS study.You probably want a link to either a General Single or a General Multiple worker type (see JATOS' worker types and Run your Study with Worker & Batch Manager).

2. (Optional) Consider passing Prolific URL parameters to your study​

Prolific allows you to pass the parameters PROLIFIC PID, STUDY ID, and SESSION ID as URL parameters. Click on 'Show advanced' and then 'Add parameters' like in the screenshot.

Prolific screenshot

Then you can access those URL parameters in your study's JavaScript via jatos.urlQueryParameters.

3. Redirect to Prolific's end page after the study is done​

The second red box contains a link that will (re)direct the participant to a Prolific page, with information on how to claim their payment.

Choose one of the three ways (differ in JATOS version and your preferences)

  1. Include jatos.endStudyAjax in the JavaScript of your last component (works with all JATOS versions)

    All you need to do is call jatos.endStudyAjax, and add a callback that will replace window.location.href with the Prolific end page once the ajax call is done:

    jatos.endStudyAjax().then(() => {
      // Change this URL to the one you see in Prolific
      window.location.href = 'https://app.prolific.co/submissions/complete?cc=1234ABCD'
    });

    Of course, this can also be done together with jatos.submitResultData if you want to store result data in JATOS:

    var result = { test: "some results" };
    jatos.submitResultData(result)
      .then(jatos.endStudyAjax)
      .then(() => {
        window.location.href = 'https://app.prolific.co/submissions/complete?cc=1234ABCD'
    });

    We provide a Prolific example study that you can use as a template.

  2. Setup End Redirect URL in the Study Properties (easiest - but only since JATOS v3.5.1)

    In JATOS GUI you can put the in Prolific link in the End Redirect URL field of your Study Properties

    screenshot

  3. Include jatos.endStudyAndRedirect in the JavaScript of your last component (since JATOS v3.5.1)

    E.g. but change this URL to the one you see in Prolific

    // Change this URL the one you see in Prolific
    jatos.endStudyAndRedirect("https://app.prolific.co/submissions/complete?cc=1234ABCD");

    You can even combine it with sending result data

    var resultData = {id: 123, data: "my important result data"};
    jatos.endStudyAndRedirect("https://app.prolific.co/submissions/complete?cc=1234ABCD", resultData);