"Just Another Tool for Online Studies” (JATOS): An Easy Solution for Setup and Management of Web Servers Supporting Online Studies

We present here "Just Another Tool for Online Studies" (JATOS): an open source, cross-platform web application with a graphical user interface (GUI) that greatly simplifies setting up and communicating with a web server to host online studies that are written in JavaScript. JATOS is easy t...

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Published in:PloS one Vol. 10; no. 6; p. e0130834
Main Authors: Lange, Kristian, Kühn, Simone, Filevich, Elisa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.06.2015
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
Communication
Community support
Data collection
Data processing
Data storage
Database Management Systems
Domain names
Experiments
Feasibility studies
Graphical user interface
Internet
Internet access
Java (programming language)
Laboratories
Library collections
Operating systems
Psychology
Researchers
Scripts
Servers
Software
Studies
User interface
User-Computer Interface
Window systems
Windows (computer programs)
Germany
ISSN:1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Summary:We present here "Just Another Tool for Online Studies" (JATOS): an open source, cross-platform web application with a graphical user interface (GUI) that greatly simplifies setting up and communicating with a web server to host online studies that are written in JavaScript. JATOS is easy to install in all three major platforms (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux), and seamlessly pairs with a database for secure data storage. It can be installed on a server or locally, allowing researchers to try the application and feasibility of their studies within a browser environment, before engaging in setting up a server. All communication with the JATOS server takes place via a GUI (with no need to use a command line interface), making JATOS an especially accessible tool for researchers without a strong IT background. We describe JATOS' main features and implementation and provide a detailed tutorial along with example studies to help interested researchers to set up their online studies. JATOS can be found under the Internet address: www.jatos.org.
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KL SK EF. Wrote the paper: KL SK EF. Conceived the software: KL EF. Wrote the software: KL. Directed software development: EF. Tested software: SK EF.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0130834