Research Agora: from hidden data to dynamic, reproducible knowledge

Abstract

Publication bias and the reproducibility crisis are rooted in outdated evaluation practices and erode trust in science. Research assessment reform focuses on the quality and impact of research, as opposed to article counts and journal impact factors. Research Agora emerged as an open science platform that provides the tools for this new assessment, by providing a new publication model, Marbles: short, open, peer-reviewed reports that are linked to published research articles and that are designed for sharing replications, negative results, among others. Marbles tackle the reproducibility crisis while reducing research waste and publication bias. This initiative enriches the scientific record and gives credit for the invisible work of researchers and reviewers, an approach that benefits researchers, institutions, and society.