Replication studies in the Netherlands: Lessons learned and recommendations for funders, publishers and editors, and universities
Accountability in Research, vol. 32, pp. 1285–1303
Abstract
Drawing on our experiences conducting replications we describe the lessons we learned about replication studies and formulate recommendations for researchers, policy makers, and funders about the role of replication in science and how it should be supported and funded. We first identify a variety of benefits of doing replication studies. Next, we argue that it is often necessary to improve aspects of the original study, even if that means deviating from the original protocol. Thirdly, we argue that replication studies highlight the importance of and need for more transparency of the research process, but also make clear how difficult that is. Fourthly, we underline that it is worth trying out replication in the humanities. We finish by formulating recommendations regarding reproduction and replication research, aimed specifically at funders, editors and publishers, and universities and other research institutes.
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Maarten Derksen corresponding
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University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Theory & History of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Amsterdam University Medical Centers · University of Amsterdam
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University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Amsterdam University Medical Centers · University of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra University of Amsterdam
Department of Ethics, Law & Humanities, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Amsterdam University Medical Centers · University of Amsterdam
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University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Ethics, Law & Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Utrecht University · University Medical Center Utrecht
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University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, Religion and Practice, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Leiden University Medical Center
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Leiden University Medical Center
department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Maastricht University
Department of Psychiatry & Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and NeuroScience MHeNS, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of History and Art History, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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University Medical Center Utrecht
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University Medical Centre Utrecht
Educational Center, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics (MPE), Department of Psychiatry & Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Utrecht University
Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Tilburg University
Department Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Utrecht University · University Medical Center Utrecht
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University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Maastricht University
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jerusalem Museum of Natural History
Jerusalem Museum of Natural History, Jerusalem, Israel
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Faculty of Religion and Theology and Faculty of Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam School of Communication Research, Department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Utrecht University
Department of Education, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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International Institute of Social History
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International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Delft University of Technology
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Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Afdeling Cognitive Robotics, Faculty: Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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