There are a few ways to find out when new studies become available. This article explains the different options, including using Prolific Assistant, checking your Studies page, and email notifications.
Prolific Assistant
Prolific Assistant is a browser extension that notifies you when studies are available.
You can click a study to enter it from the extension, or return it if you change your mind. It shows how many studies are available, sends desktop notifications when new studies appear, and shows when studies were last checked.
To read more about our Prolific Assistant, including how to enable study notifications, see - Prolific Assistant
Where can I download Prolific Assistant?
Prolific Assistant is available in the Firefox add-on store and Chrome web store.
Does Prolific support the use of other extensions?
No. Prolific only supports the official Prolific Assistant. Using unsupported extensions could lead to issues with your Prolific account, so we advise against them.
Email Notifications
Whenever a study is published, a random subset of eligible participants will receive an email notification.
This means you may receive emails inviting you to studies, but not for every study published on Prolific.
If you're part of a longitudinal or multi-part study, you'll get invites to the follow-ups via email, so make sure you look out for them! They'll also appear on your Studies page.
Studies page
The Studies page will show you all studies that are available to you. The main differences between this and the Prolific Assistant are:
You don't get notifications
You can read about the study before reserving a place
If you don't want to take part, simply click 'Not interested,' and the study will disappear.
If you do want to take part, reserve your place and then start the study!