The second, leading to the first, which then naturally leds to the third. The AMA, APA, and many others operate this way. Very effectively. Journals need to buy in, schools do, and eventually employers and licensing bodies.

This is not really a new concept, just new for the increasingly unacceptable Wild West or software. Software is not a frontier anymore, it’s the biggest thing going, in our medical devices, cars, banks, etc. it is time to grow up.