A Milestone for Open Science: 500 Packages in the World Bank’s Reproducible Research Repository Maria JonesMaría Reyes Retana Torre June 17, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/a-milestone-for-open-science--500-packages-in-the-world-bank-s-r This month, the World Bank’s Reproducible Research Repository (RRR) published its 500th reproducibility package—a milestone for open science and research transparency. Until a few years ago, finding the data and code behind a World Bank publication could be difficult: data citations were scarce, and code files, if published at all, were scattered across journal repositories, GitHub, and personal websites. RRR was created to change that by providing a single home for reproducibility packages associated with World Bank Group publications. As we mark this milestone, we’re reflecting on what the first 500 packages have taught us about making research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible in practice.