[From the article “Make replication studies a normal part of science,” posted at the website of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]

“The systematic replication of other researchers’ work should be a normal part of science. That is the main message of the Academy advisory report Replication studies – Improving reproducibility in the empirical sciences. Funding agencies and scientific journals should also make it easier for researchers to carry out and publish replication studies. In addition, better research methods and more transparent study reporting will improve the reproducibility of research results.”

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