Improvements since the Replication Crisis: The Structural, Procedural, and Community Changes

By Korbmacher, M., Azevedo, F., Pennington, C. R., Hartmann, H., Pownall, M., Schmidt, K., Elsherif, M., Breznau, N., Robertson, O., Kalandadze, T., Yu, S., Baker, B. J., O’Mahony, A., Olsnes, J. Ø.-S., Shaw, J. J., Gjoneska, B., Yamada, Y., Röer, J. P., Murphy, J., Alzahawi, S., Grinschgl, S., Oliveira, C. M., Wingen, T., Yeung, S. K., Liu, M., König, L. M., Albayrak-Aydemir, N., Lecuona, O., Micheli, L., & Evans, T. and FORRT.

Replication Crisis; Reproducibility; Academic Reform

Abstract

The emergence of large-scale replication projects yielding successful rates substantially lower than expected caused the behavioural, cognitive, and social sciences to experience a so-called ‘replication crisis’. In this Perspective, we reframe this ‘crisis’ through the lens of a credibility revolution, focusing on positive structural, procedural and community-driven changes. Second, we outline a path to expand ongoing advances and improvements. The credibility revolution has been an impetus to several substantive changes which will have a positive, long-term impact on our research environment.

Link to resource: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-023-00003-2

Type of resources: Reading

Education level(s): College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional

Primary user(s): Teacher, Administrator, Librarian

Subject area(s): Education, Social Science

Language(s): English