Paper Short Abstract

The TIER2 project, funded under Horizon Europe, introduces Reproducibility Management Plans (RMPs) embedding reproducibility directly into research workflows from the planning stage.

Paper Abstract

Research reproducibility remains a critical challenge across disciplines, requiring innovative solutions that go beyond traditional compliance-driven data management approaches. The TIER2 project, funded under Horizon Europe, addresses this challenge through the introduction of Reproducibility Management Plans (RMPs): a novel enhancement to existing Data Management Plans (DMPs) that embeds reproducibility practices directly into research workflows from the planning stage.

This talk presents findings from the TIER2 RMP pilot, which evaluates the integration of reproducibility elements into the widely used DMP template released by Science Europe. Through co-creation activities with researchers, the pilot identified key gaps in current DMPs, including the need for detailed data provenance, methodological transparency, and improved domain-specific guidance. Participants reported that DMPs often serve administrative purposes rather than being practical instruments for enhancing research integrity. Based on these insights, the pilot proposes key improvements to transform DMPs into valuable research assets, including structural enhancements, metadata and documentation clarity, domain-specific guidance and standards. TIER2 is now developing a dedicated RMP template, to be implemented via the ARGOS platform (argos.openaire.eu). This template will capture essential metadata for machine-actionable RMPs, ensuring that reproducibility is systematically embedded in research planning.