Global Federation of Reproducibility Networks

Overview

The Global Federation of Reproducibility Networks (GFRN) is an international consortium of national and regional reproducibility networks working to improve the rigour, transparency, and reproducibility of scientific research. Founded in 2019, it brings together national networks from across the world under a shared framework of promoting open science practices, methodological training, and research culture change.

Member Networks

GFRN currently includes national networks from more than 20 countries as of 2025. The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) is the founding and largest member. Other members include the German Reproducibility Network (GRN), the Swiss Reproducibility Network (SwissRN), the Australian Reproducibility Network (ARNS), the Slovak Reproducibility Network, and the Réseau Français de la Recherche Reproductible (RFRR) as the French member.

Réseau Français de la Recherche Reproductible (RFRR)

The French Reproducibility Network promotes open and reproducible research practices in French academia, trains researchers in reproducibility tools (R, Python, Git, containers), advocates for pre-registration and registered reports, and interfaces with the Ouvrir la Science policy framework.

Core Activities Across GFRN

ReproducibiliTea journal clubs are grassroots open science discussion groups at universities worldwide, run by local chapters through the ReproducibiliTea initiative. Open research communities provide local networks at individual institutions. Trainer training programmes train the trainers in reproducibility methods. Policy advocacy involves engagement with funders and publishers on open science.

Connections

• French member: Ouvrir la Science (policy alignment)

Resources

• https://www.reproducibilitynetwork.com (GFRN)
• https://www.recherche-reproductible.fr (RFRR — French network)
• https://reproducibilitea.org (ReproducibiliTea journal clubs)