> Side note, it seems like this thinking that we need to have peer validation gate-keeping the publishing process is part of the reason for the reproducibility crisis; the reason nobody dares writing reproduction papers is because it’s so hard to get them published. Could help if journals accepted these by default?

I think that's also where their distinction between significance and rigour comes into play. Reproductions might not be "significant", but if they're rigorous, they can still get that stamp of approval.