What is a Marble
What is a Marble
A Marble is a short, peer-reviewed research report associated with an original research article. It can confirm, expand, or challenge the findings of the original work, or explore related questions.
A Marble is a short, peer-reviewed research report associated with an original research article. It can confirm, expand, or challenge the findings of the original work, or explore related questions.
All your findings matter, regardless of the outcome. Share them as Marbles with minimal effort and advance science together.
By submitting a Marble, you can:
Gain recognition for your unpublished work while helping others avoid research waste.
Expand your researcher profile with a track record of your reproducibility, transparency and peer review efforts.
Share your findings efforlessly: like a lab meeting, but open to the world.
Advance science collaboratively by contributing to reproducibility and building on other's work.
All your findings matter, regardless of the outcome. Share them as Marbles with minimal effort and advance science together.
By submitting a Marble, you can:
Gain recognition for your unpublished work while helping others avoid research waste.
Expand your researcher profile with a track record of your reproducibility, transparency and peer review efforts.
Share your findings efforlessly: like a lab meeting, but open to the world.
Advance science collaboratively by contributing to reproducibility and building on other's work.
Marble types
Marble types
Replicate
Replicate
Repeat the exact experiment and confirm the results of an existing research article.
Repeat the exact experiment and confirm the results of an existing research article.
New hypothesis
New hypothesis
Same methods
Same methods
Same results
Same results
Flag
Flag
Repeat the exact experiment but find different results than in the original research article.
Repeat the exact experiment but find different results than in the original research article.
New hypothesis
New hypothesis
Same methods
Same methods
Same results
Same results
Confirmation
Confirmation
Validate the same hypothesis under different experimental conditions
Validate the same hypothesis under different experimental conditions
New hypothesis
New hypothesis
Same methods
Same methods
Same results
Same results
Build on
Build on
Extend or modify the original study by testing and confirming a follow-up hypothesis.
Extend or modify the original study by testing and confirming a follow-up hypothesis.
New hypothesis
New hypothesis
Confirms hypothesis
Confirms hypothesis
Dead end
Dead end
Share negative results to prevent repeated efforts on failed hypotheses.
Share negative results to prevent repeated efforts on failed hypotheses.
New hypothesis
New hypothesis
Confirms hypothesis
Confirms hypothesis
Why 'Marble'?
Why 'Marble'?
Transparency
Like a glass marble, it allows others to clearly see the path you took—your methods, data, and choices—so your work can be understood and built upon.
Strength
Like the stone, a Marble reflects the robustness and reliability that comes from careful, reproducible research.
Curiosity and Exploration
Science thrives on questioning and revisiting what we know. Just like playing marbles, research can be a hands-on, iterative process.
A nod to Discovery
AAnd yes, it sounds a little like 'marvel'—because revisiting and strengthening scientific work is something to be proud of.
Transparency
Like a glass marble, it allows others to clearly see the path you took—your methods, data, and choices—so your work can be understood and built upon.
Strength
Like the stone, a Marble reflects the robustness and reliability that comes from careful, reproducible research.
Curiosity and Exploration
Science thrives on questioning and revisiting what we know. Just like playing marbles, research can be a hands-on, iterative process.
A nod to Discovery
AAnd yes, it sounds a little like 'marvel'—because revisiting and strengthening scientific work is something to be proud of.
We chose the name Marble because each report is like a carefully crafted piece, unique and valuable on its own. In addition, this name represents the values we believe are essential for good science:
We chose the name Marble because each report is like a carefully crafted piece, unique and valuable on its own. In addition, this name represents the values we believe are essential for good science:
Transparency
Like a glass marble, it allows others to clearly see the path you took: your methods, data, and choices, so your work can be understood and built upon.
Strength
Like the stone, a Marble reflects the robustness and reliability that comes from careful, reproducible research.
Curiosity and Exploration
Science thrives on questioning and revisiting what we know. Just like playing marbles, research can be a hands-on, iterative process.
A nod to Discovery
And yes, it sounds a little like 'marvel'—because revisiting and strengthening scientific work is something to be proud of.
How to submit a Marble
How to submit a Marble
Prepare
Collect your data and write a short report of your findings to submit your Marble.
Prepare
Collect your data and write a short report of your findings to submit your Marble.
Prepare
Collect your data and write a short report of your findings to submit your Marble.
Submit
Fill out our submission form and submit it. Receive the reviews via email and implement reviewer's changes.
Submit
Fill out our submission form and submit it. Receive the reviews via email and implement reviewer's changes.
Submit
Fill out our submission form and submit it. Receive the reviews via email and implement reviewer's changes.
Report
Once approved, pay the reporting fee and your Marble -along with its reviews- will be published.
Report
Once approved, pay the reporting fee and your Marble -along with its reviews- will be published.
Report
Once approved, pay the reporting fee and your Marble -along with its reviews- will be published.
Copyright Research Agora Collective SL, 2025
Copyright Research Agora Collective SL, 2025
Copyright Research Agora Collective SL, 2025
