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Five creative ways to promote reproducible science

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The importance of reproducible scientific practices is widely acknowledged. However, limited resources and lack of external incentives have hindered their adoption. Here, we explore ways to promote reproducible science in practice.

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We thank the members of the ReproducibiliTea Nottingham Journal Club for their helpful feedback and discussion on a draft of this manuscript.

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  1. School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Josefina Weinerova & Roni Tibon

  2. Department of Psychology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Rotem Botvinik-Nezer

  3. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

    Rotem Botvinik-Nezer

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Weinerova, J., Botvinik-Nezer, R. & Tibon, R. Five creative ways to promote reproducible science. Nat Hum Behav 8, 411–413 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01808-1

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