'Nature' editorial: Journals unite for reproducibility

[Simon]

Journals unite for reproducibility : Nature News & Comment

Following an NIH-sponsored meeting of 30 major biomedical journals:

Reproducibility, rigour, transparency and independent verification are cornerstones of the scientific method. Of course, just because a result is reproducible does not make it right, and just because it is not reproducible does not make it wrong. A transparent and rigorous approach, however, will almost always shine a light on issues of reproducibility. This light ensures that science moves forward, through independent verifications as well as the course corrections that come from refutations and the objective examination of the resulting data.

...Journals should recommend deposition of data in public repositories, where available

definitely worth a read.