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    Type of resources
    Primary Source, Reading, Paper
    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates)
    Primary user(s)
    Student
    Subject area(s)
    Applied Science, Social Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Replication Crisis and Credibility Revolution
    Last updated
    29 October 2026
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    What does research reproducibility mean?

    By S. N. Goodman, D. Fanelli, J. P. Ioannidis

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates) · For Student · Language English

    Abstract

    The language and conceptual framework of “research reproducibility” are nonstandard and unsettled across the sciences. In this Perspective, we review an array of explicit and implicit definitions of reproducibility and related terminology, and discuss how to avoid potential misunderstandings when these terms are used as a surrogate for “truth.”

    Keywords Reproducibility Crisis and Credibility Revolution