Blog2/27/2026

Building a Publishing Model for Replication: Q&A with the Senior Editors of Replication Research

Center for Open Science
Replication is widely recognized as essential to credible science, yet research incentive systems haven't always supported it. In many fields, replication studies remain difficult to publish, undervalued in career advancement, and disconnected from the infrastructure needed for transparent workflows. Meanwhile, conversations about research reform—from open access to new evaluation models—have accelerated across the scholarly ecosystem. Replication Research (R2) emerged at this intersection. Laun