Welcome to ReproducibiliTea
We are a grassroots journal club initiative that helps researchers create local Open Research journal clubs at their universities to discuss diverse issues, papers and ideas about improving research, reproducibility and the Open Research movement. Started in early 2018 at the University of Oxford, ReproducibiliTea has now spread to 128 institutions in 32 different countries. We are completely volunteer run, and provide a unique and supportive community for our members, who are predominantly Early Career Researchers.
Want to join the movement? Just curious for now? Grab your cup of (Reproducibili)tea and use our freely accessible and adaptable materials to get started today.
Current Journal Clubs
Aalto
A journal club hosted by the Aalto GoodLifeLab. We cover methods and open science practices primarily in HCI.
Everybody is welcome and reading the paper is optional
At the moment we meet weekly Thursdays from 15:00 to 16:00 in person and hybrid on request. If you want to take part, please reach out to Jan for further info.
Adelaide
The University of Adelaide ReproducibliTea Journal Club meets every second week to discuss open scholarship! Recently formed within the School of Psychology, the goal is to create a supportive community amongst early-career researchers and to learn more about how best to conduct reproducible and rigorous research.
AffectiveScience
The AffectiveScience@Iscte journal club focuses on best research practices in psychological science, with a particular interest in affective and social research, including affective computing. Our aim is to promote scientific literacy, critical thinking, and hands‑on skills in reproducible research by discussing articles and engaging in activities related to ethical and robust research practices. Our monthly meetings welcome students and researchers interested in affective and social psychology, fostering collaborative and interdisciplinary exchange.
Amsterdam
AUTH
Babraham Institute
Inspired by the ReproducibiliTea journal club CommuniTea the Babraham institute ReproducibiliTea journal club is a new journal club format. Our aims are to develop skills at creating figures that are both reproducible and more effective visual communications of data and results, whilst also providing constructive feedback to authors. To this end, we are looking for authors of recent pre-prints or papers who would like to volunteer their work for us to cover. The format is designed to not take up too much of your time, meeting once every 2 weeks and covering 1 paper every 4; with the first session focused on reproducibility and the second on figure design. Participants will split up into groups which will each focus on one figure.
We aim to embody open-science values by publishing our constructive critiques of the papers that we cover here on this blog, using open tooling as a collaborative project for which all our contributors shall receive credit.
See the format page for details of our journal club format.
MIT BCS
We are MIT BCS ReproducibiliTea, a community of graduate students, postdocs, research staff, and faculty who care about open science and rigor in MIT’s Brain and Cognitive Sciences department. We started in Spring 2024 with a small group, and have recently expanded. We meet about once a month to discuss topics such as mistakes, experimental design, and code and data management.
Berlin
We meet every second or third Wednesday, from 5 pm to 6 pm. A meeting begins with a short presentation about the paper we read, followed by a discussion. Everyone and every perspective are welcome!
Please get in touch via email Read the paper and come by for tea and discussion!
Next meeting: 10th May 2023
BI Oslo
About us: We are excited to bring the first ReproducibiliTea journal club to Norway! We are two PhD candidates at BI Norwegian Business School (Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior) organizing this journal club together. The journal club is open to everyone at BI Norwegian Business School, staff and students, across departments (and campuses). Everyone is welcome to join us - whether you are an enthusiast, skeptic, or a cautious explorer. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested to participate or contribute!
Our mission:
- provide an informal and friendly platform for discussions about open science and reproducibility
- help each other get familiarized with open science practices (e.g., pre-registrations, sharing data, sharing preprints, etc.)
- connect students and researchers from various specializations who are interested in open science
Format: Before each meeting, we read an article on open science practices and methods in general, which we then discuss during the meeting. At each meeting, a presenter begins by providing a short overview of the paper and facilitates the discussion throughout the meeting. Anyone can propose a possible paper or topic to present if we have not covered it already. More recently, we have held more practical workshops on open science practices. We have also invited guest speakers. Please feel free to reach out to us if you’d like to give us a talk or workshop on anything related to open science and reproducibility!
Follow us on Twitter!
Bioclues
Have you ever seen researchers chatting online? Yes, we at Bioclues.org have been exchanging e-mails, and messaging everywhere from erstwhile PhpBB2 forums to the WhatsApp chats. It is time we all came together to discuss interesting topics. Bioinformatics club for experimenting scientists (a.k.a. Bioclues) has set up a virtual journal club and you’re welcome to join! We already have state reps from India to help you get started.
Birmingham City
Birmingham
Welcome to the University of Birmingham’s journal club!
We are currently based in the College of Medicine and Health. We aim to meet approximately twice per term.
Bochum
Bordeaux
ReproducibiliTea journal club at the Universite de Bordeaux
Brighton
Our opportunity to develop an Open Science discourse, and to support those who would like to include Open Science/Open Scholarship practices in their work. Open Access to any visitors can be arranged. Meetings take place on Microsoft Teams currently Monthly meetings, email Zoe Flack or Kerry Fox for future dates.
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol ReproducibiliTea journal club is currently inactive.
If you are an ECR or postgraduate student based at the University of Bristol and are interested in re-starting it, then please contact the UKRN local network lead at Bristol (bristol-reproducibility-network@bristol.ac.uk)
Buenos Aires
Our journal club aims to explore the barriers and opportunities encountered at different stages of the scientific process in order to achieve reproducible, replicable, and rigorous science. The purpose of the meetings is to create a space for dialogue where we can exchange experiences and reflections on implementing Open Science practices in our scientific work.
Campinas
We are excited to bring the ReproducibiliTea journal club to Brazil! The journal club is open to everyone at São Francisco University (Campinas - Brazil) inside the Psychology Graduate School (staff and students). Everyone is welcome to join us, from novices to experts. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in participating or contributing!
We aim to provide an informal and friendly platform for discussions about open science, reproducibility, and meta-science, help each other get familiarized with open science practices and connect students and researchers.
Before each meeting, we read an article, which we then discuss during the meeting. At each meeting, a presenter begins by providing a short overview of the paper and facilitates the discussion throughout the meeting. Anyone can propose a possible paper or topic to present if we have not covered it already. We may also invite guest speakers. Please feel free to reach out to us if you’d like to give us a talk or workshop on anything related to open science, meta-science, and reproducibility.
Chester
Chichester Tea
City University London
Copenhagen
Our Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reproducibilitea-copenhagen/
We are an interdisciplinary team of researchers based in Copenhagen, Denmark passionate about mental health, the brain, the microbiome, and advancing reproducibility in sciences. We believe that the only way to advance science is through openness, transparency, collaboration, and a strong commitment to reproducibility.
Our goals are:
- Be inclusive in terms of types of research discussed (i.e., not limited to psychological sciences)
- Discuss the issues posed by the lack of reproducibility in science
- Discuss how we can best promote efforts for advancing reproducibility in science
- Share good practices
- Foster collaboration between researchers and research topics
- Create a network of researchers interested in science reproducibility
Belfast
QUB ReproducibiliTea is a welcoming space at Queen’s where researchers from all fields, and from any career stage, can relax and discuss reproducible practices and open science/scholarship.
We are meeting in-person about every 3 weeks, typically at The Graduate School. Check our OSF repository or join our Teams channel for more information!
Dresden
Our journal club in Dresden wishes to provide a platform for early career researchers from all disciplines to discuss Open Science and good scientific practices in general.
Durham
Hi, we’re Hazel and Connor, PhD students in the Music Department at Durham University (UK) and the organisers of the Durham ReproducibiliTea Journal Club.
During our journal club, we hope to facilitate discussions about the issues and experiences surrounding Open Research practices from the sciences to the arts.
We will cover a range of Open Research topics relevant to the replication crisis and research improvements, from ontology and methodology to publication and authorship.
Click the links to see more of what we’re up to :)
EARLI JURE
Exeter
ReproducibiliTea Exeter is focused broadly on transparency and reproducibility in research.
We meet twice a month in term time (hybrid), and we run a mix of traditional journal club discussion sessions, as well as practical sessions, where we try out things like data visualisation with R, preregistering studies, open data sharing, and more.
Forward Focus
Forward Focus is a monthly, virtual journal club for voice enthusiasts (SLPs, ENTs, vocologists, students, etc.) to connect and discuss current findings in voice research.
Forward Focus was started by a collective of SLPs and SLP students seeking to bridge the gap between current voice research findings and clinical service provision. Our meetings are virtual to create opportunities for individuals from different regions to join and connect with each other. We strive to create a welcoming environment through open, judgement-free conversations where individuals of all experience levels can learn and share their perspectives.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions, or if you are interested in joining our community member list! We hope to see you at our next meeting!
Frankfurt
The ReproducibiliTea journal club in Frankfurt
Our journal club is organized by the Frankfurt Open Science Initiative, located within the Goethe University, and is open to anyone who is interested in the topic.
Every second Wednesday, we are going to meet online on Zoom, from 4pm to 5pm. All relevant materials as well as the latest schedule can be found on our OSF page.
In case you are interested in Open Science in general and want to be more involved, you can sign up here to our mailing list of the Frankfurt Open Science Initiative.
We are looking forward to welcoming you! :)
Freiburg
Student-run ReproducibiliTea at the University of Freiburg in Germany
Fukuoka
This journal club will be open and welcomed to all early career researchers around Fukuoka and other areas in Japan! Please feel free to contact Yuki Yamada for details.
Galway
If you’re interested in open research and you’re not sure where to start, or if you have plenty of experience and you’re willing to share, please join our friendly group. We invite researchers at all levels for interesting conversations!
All of our sessions are hybrid; our physical meeting room is the Archives and Special Collections Training Room at the University of Galway. We encourage researchers from both Atlantic Technological University and University of Galway to attend in person–anyone is welcome online. Readings are listed in our calendar events.
1 October 2025 (W), 13.00-14.00 (UTC + 1); registration: https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4398798
5 November 2025 (W), 13.00-14.00 (UTC); registration: https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4398799
3 December 2025 (W), 13.00-14.00 (UTC); registration: https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4398800
Geneva
Organized by the Geneva local node of the Swiss Reproducibility Network
Glasgow
Glasgow Tea is currently looking for new members / club hosts!
Graz
The ReproducibiliTea in Graz, Austria is organized by Gabriela Hofer (Differential Psychology) and Hilmar Brohmer (Science Communication) and is greatly supported by the Graz Open Science Initiative (@GrazOpenScience).
We are slowly evolving from a journal club of psychology papers to a multidisciplinary discussion group.
Moreover, our increasing number of attendees demonstrates an interest in Open Science-related topics throughout academic disciplines: In the spring / summer semester 2019 we counted usually 5 to 7 members per session. In fall / winter semester 2019/20 we are in the double digits (so far). After the (main part of the) pandemic, we count approximately 10 attendees.
If you are interested to join our ReproducibiliTea please get in touch and come along!
Groningen
The ReproducibiliTea Groningen aims to
- increase awareness, knowledge and skills for open and reproducible science;
- build an open science community, to help, learn from and support each other in our open science endeavors;
- assist in making regular (small) steps towards open & reproducible science.
The idea is to have regular meetings on any reproducibility related topic, from discussing bias in the literature, a work-session on preprints/preregistrations or a workshop on r-markdown/Github. What the contents will be exactly is to be decided by us all and will change from meeting to meeting. We aim to be a journal club plus, in that we try to focus on practical use; hence workshops make up quite a bit of the sessions. Furthermore we’re closely related to the Open Science Community Groningen, which also hosts some of our collaboratively written blogposts on open science
We meet every two weeks, meeting times switch every week between 10.00 - 11.00 am. and 14.00 - 15.00 pm., hopefully enabling more people to join. Everyone is welcome, from any discipline and backgrounds, open-science minded or not at all. Swing by, drop in, have a cookie, and enjoy the ride!
Hobart
HumaniTeas Cologne
The aim of the “ReprodubiliTea in the HumaniTeas” series is to create an informal meeting for humanities scholars at all career stages to learn about and discuss topics such as reproducibility, open science and good scientific practice. A recommended reading to stimulate discussion will be sent out before each session. Each session begins with a 20-30 minute introductory lecture/workshop. This is followed by a lively discussion to which everyone is invited to contribute.
IGDORE
A journal club for the IGDORE community to discuss articles about Open Science. Meetings will be held monthly, and the club will discuss both introductory and advanced material.
Karolinska Institutet
At ReproducibiliTea KI, we meet every third Wednesday at 15.00 to discuss scientific papers on reproducibility, open science and how to improve the robustness and validity of our findings. We mix newly published work with re-runs of our favorite articles from the past. This way, new participants won’t miss out on the really good stuff.
Please join us!
Kaunas
Welcome to the Kaunas University of Technology chapter of ReproducibiliTea, with a special focus on the engineering and natural sciences!
In today’s competitive research landscape, how can we ensure our work is not only innovative but also transparent, credible, and impactful? This journal club is a collaborative space for researchers who are curious about improving their research workflows through open science practices.
Our mission is to explore and implement practical strategies for enhancing research quality throughout the entire research lifecycle—from initial hypothesis and data management to analysis, publication, and public engagement. We aim to foster a culture of transparent, reproducible, and trustable research.
Kings College London
We are an interdisciplinary journal club at King’s College London based at the Denmark Hill campus. If you are looking for an opportunity to broaden your knowledge of open science, share experiences, and get to know others at King’s interested in open science, please come along! There are no prerequisites, we welcome anyone who is interested in joining.
Each meeting is focused around one article, which we use as a starting point to talk broadly about open science, metaresearch, theory development, research methods, and other topics around improving science.
Meetings are typically on the second Thursday of each month from 4-5pm in the IoPPN main building, with the option to join online.
Kingston
About
The journal club is open to everyone across Kingston University, at any level, from any discipline or department. The most up-to-date information can generally be found on our OSF page, and we will circulate meeting details through the Kingston ReproT mailing list.
The format
For each session, the presenter will provide a short (5 mins) overview of the chosen paper with the remainder of the session dedicated to free discussion among all attendees.
Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome to join us - sceptics and enthusiasts alike! We are hoping for a diverse range of attendees from all career stages, disciplines, and backgrounds, and particularly enjoy hearing views from all perspectives. Your voice is welcome here, and we offer a friendly atmosphere!
How to join
To join the mailing list please email the club organiser.
Lancaster
Lancaster University’s Psychology Department and the PROSPR group (Promoting Open Science Practices) launched the ReproducibiliTea Journal Club in July 2019. We meet twice a month during term time to discuss key papers on open science and reproducibility issues. All are welcome regardless of the experience and career status!
Lausanne
For the Autumn 2022-2023 semester, we’ll be meeting once monthly, on the first Tuesday of each month from 15:00 to 16:00 in the UNIL-Anthropole cafeteria. Everyone very welcome - we love to meet new people interested in reproducible science in Lausanne!
Leeds
The Leeds ReproducibliTea journal club is currently on hiatus. The previous chair was Kelly Lloyd (k.e.lloyd@leeds.ac.uk). Please contact her if you are interested in leading and organising future Leeds ReproducibliTea journal club events.
Additional contact: library@leeds.ac.uk
Find some of our previous sessions and papers here:
Our OSF page: https://osf.io/qvyk4/
Our previous events on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/reproducibilitea-leeds-30162739476
Recordings of some of our previous sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5XU8R1p20HimC7ulQlCwA
Leicester
ReproducibiliTea Leicester is for anyone who wants to learn more about reproducible research and open science practices in the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour at the University of Leicester, but other departments are also welcome! We get together (with tea, coffee and cake!) once a month to discuss interesting journal articles about topics relating to open science, replicability in research, pre-registration and data sharing, among others. It doesn’t matter if you’re an undergrad, professor, beginner or expert – everyone is welcome!
Meeting details are circulated via email so if you are interested, email Billy (bagc1@leicester.ac.uk), or Mahmoud (me237@leicester.ac.uk), or Helen (hlw41@leicester.ac.uk) and you will be added to the mailing list.
Leuven
The ReproducibiliTea@KULeuven journal club is a space for interdisciplinary discussion about science in general, and more specifically about Open Science and Reproducibility. We welcome people from all backgrounds and disciplines, and we hope to create an inclusive environment for friendly discussion. We are open to anyone, staff or students, at KU Leuven.
Linköping
About: The journal club is open to everyone across Link"oping University, from any discipline or department (all campuses included). Everyone is welcome to join us - skeptics and enthusiasts alike! For each session, the presenter will provide a short (5-15mins) overview of the chosen paper with the remainder of the session dedicated to free discussion amongst all attendees.
Follow us on Twitter for the most up-to-date information about meeting times etc.: @LinkopingTea. You can also check out our OSF page or contact us to sign up to our mailing list, where we circulate meeting details.
Liverpool
LJMU
Loughborough
About: The journal club is open to anyone across Loughborough University and nearby institutions, from all disciplines or deparments. The most up-to-date information can be found on our Twitter Page, you can sign up through the Doctoral Developmental Portal (PhD students), send us an Email or simply pop by.
The format: The sessions are a combination of discussing current issues in academia and introducing new, innovative research methods. We go with the flow and look forward to incorporating everyone’s interests into the session plan. Most sessions are run online and are a combination of a presentation and discussions among all attendees.
Inclusivity: Everyone is welcome to join us- skeptics and enthusiasts alike. We are hoping for a diverse range of attendees from all career stages, disciplines and backgrounds and look forward to learning from each other.
LSHTM
ReproducibiliTea is coming to LSHTM! Sign up to the email list above for information on reproducibility-themed journal club sessions with a health-related twist. To volunteer to run a session or for questions, please contact Anna Schultze at anna.schultze[at]lshtm.ac.uk
Lund Biomedicine
Lyon
The Neuroscience Research Center of Lyon student club is organized by a few PhD students of the center, with no specific leader (here we rolled a dice to choose the JC communication ‘lead’). Student club sessions are organized on a monthly basis. They consist in a presentation of a paper, principle, software, method, etc somehow related to neuroscience which is then discussed in the way of locally trying to ‘fix science’. We seek to be very careful regarding the idea that any comments have to be welcomed and discussed regardless of the scientific statute at play. By ‘student club’, we do not mean that we exclude extra-student staff. They are all welcome, but we seek to stick to the bottom-up fashion of discussing, proposing, etc. In practice, our student club is also a chill-out time during which we drink tea and eat cakes.
Maastricht
Our Reproducibilitea journal club meets 4 times per year, and is in collaboration with the Open Science Community Maastricht. We aim to make Open Science visible at Maastricht University, and to facilitate discussion between researchers, departments and faculties on integrating open science in everyday research.
Magdeburg
Hi there! Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your horizons about Open Science, discuss pros and cons and share experiences from your everyday lab life? Then join our brand new ReproducibiliTEA Journal Club in Magdeburg! Our aim is to hold open meetings every 4 to 6 weeks during the semester. We want to promote individual exchange of experiences and discuss challenges.
MUCHAP
The Makerere University Center for Health and Population Research Journal Club aims to build an open science community among early career scientist in Uganda. The journal club provides a platform for researchers to discuss issues around reproducibility, ethics, and transparency in research.
The club meets twice a month to read and share papers and materials related to open science. Through facilitated discussions and working groups, members are introduced to concepts and best practices in areas like open data, preregistration, and replication.
The journal club welcomes students from all disciplines related to public health, healthcare policy, research, and informatics. By creating a collaborative environment, the club empowers young and mid-career scientists to conduct research that is transparent, reproducible, and ethical. This aligns with the club’s overall goal of reducing wastage in research through promoting the utilization of high-quality generated evidence from early career scientists.
Mannheim
This ReproducibiliTea is associated with the Open Science Office of the CIMH Mannheim and the Mannheim Open Science Meetup, bringing together open science enthusiasts across various institutions in Mannheim. Find us on Bluesky @maopenscience.bsky.social
As our community consists of various disciplines, the ReproducibiliTea Mannheim wants to cover open science topics of broader interest. Meetings are held at the CIMH Mannheim, or online via Zoom.
Our next meeting will take place at the CIMH Mannheim (Small Seminar Room, Forschungs- und Verwaltungsgebäude, 4. Stock) on July 21st, 14:00, where we will discuss
Rubin, M. (2023). Questionable Metascience Practices. Journal of Trial & Error, https://doi.org/10.36850/mr4
Email us for details on where to find the room!
McMaster
Welcome to the McMaster ReproducibiliTea journal club! We discuss how we can help make science transparent, reproducible, and cumulative.
Everyone is welcome to join us - skeptics and enthusiasts alike! We welcome undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff from all departments and background, and hope to hear views from all perspectives.
Melbourne
We are an interdisciplinary journal club that meets monthly (on the last Thursday of each month at 4pm). We chat about all things meta-research, philosophy of science, and research methods, as well as topics related to improving science, including reproducibility and open science. Our journal club is open to all (so long as you are happy to endure the horrible Australian time zone differences!).
Montpellier
The journal club is dedicated to exchanges about reproducibility in Science and is open to anyone at the Supagro Campus, both students and scientists. Each session is based on a specific paper that is discussed during lunch breaks.
Montreal
Our initiative is driven by the belief that advancing scientific knowledge requires transparency, collaboration, and open access to research. At the Montreal ReproducibiliTea Journal Club, we believe that science is at its best when it’s accessible to everyone. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we are open to queries and questions from the general public!
Transparency and accessibility are core principles of open science, and we want to extend this openness beyond our academic community. Whether you’re a fellow scientist, a curious individual, or someone passionate about neuroscience, your questions and inquiries are welcome.
If you have questions about the research, scientific methods, or the topics we discuss in our meetings, don’t hesitate to reach out. You can connect with us through our dedicated channels, and our members will do their best to provide answers and insights.
By engaging with the public, we aim to demystify neuroscience and open up a dialogue that promotes a better understanding of the brain and its mysteries. We firmly believe that collective knowledge and shared curiosity are powerful drivers of scientific progress.
So, whether you’re a seasoned researcher or simply someone with a curious mind, join us! Let’s talk about the wonders of the brain and the principles of open science.
Moscow
Munich
We have decided to establish a journal club on the topic of Open Science. We meet every three to four weeks. The slogan of our journal club is “ReproJuicebiliTea” and highlights the topics to be covered and discussed (Reproducibility & Open Science) and our broadened beverage selection. We will discuss the issue of the “replication crisis”, identify necessary improvements in science and talk about current debates on the theories of science. Tea, juice and snacks will be provided in order to fulfil our motto.
With the Journal Club we would like to address and encourage attendees from all disciplines and at every career step to join the discussion and enable an interdisciplinary exchange.
Please send us a short mail and we will put you on our mailing list (reproducibilitea.munich@gmail.com)
MX
Love open science and tea
Nantes
A journal club to improve our research practices. Not limited to students or researchers of Nantes université, visitors are welcome! Location varies to move around campuses of the university, that are spread around the city. For more info, do not hesitate to send an email to journalclub.nantes@gmail.com
Newcastle
Northumbria University
OldenburgPsych
We’re thrilled to launch our ReproducibiliTea journal club as part of the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg’s Psychology Department Open Science Interest Group (OSIG)! OSIG is a grassroots initiative led by volunteer postdocs and PhD students, working to support staff and students in integrating open science practices into their research and the curriculum. Through our journal club, we aim to foster an inclusive, supportive environment for learning, discussion, and collaboration around transparent and reproducible research. Visit our website to learn more: https://osig-uol.github.io/
Olomouc
Open Science Student Society
We organise open, online ReproducibiliTea meetings in the Polish language.
We publish info about our upcoming meetings on our Facebook fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/StudenckieKoloOpenScienceSKOS
Open Science Trento
We meet once a week to discuss open science, reproducibility and best practices in cognitive sciences and beyond. Everyone who wants to discuss and share ideas on these topics is welcome to join the meetings!