Dear researchers and meta-researchers,

A new journal called Replication Research (R²) has launched:

It’s a Diamond Open Access journal (free to read and free to publish) that focuses on reproductions (retesting results using the same data), replications (testing results with new data), and conceptual/ methodological discussions on reproducible and transparent research.

It’s community-run, hosted by the University of Münster and supported by the Münster Center for Open Science (MüCOS) and the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT). Peer review is open and transparent. Scientific rigor and transparency are emphasized (e.g., data/material/code sharing; mandatory reproducibility checks).

You can find the inaugural editorial here: https://doi.org/10.17879/replicationresearch-2025-9022

And the journal website here: https://replicationresearch.org/

Best wishes

Malika

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Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronunciation)

LMU Open Science Center Coordinator

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