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The importance of software citation
- Source :
- F1000Research. 9:1257
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- F1000 Research Ltd, 2020.
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Abstract
- Software is as integral as a research paper, monograph, or dataset in terms of facilitating the full understanding and dissemination of research. This article provides broadly applicable guidance on software citation for the communities and institutions publishing academic journals and conference proceedings. We expect those communities and institutions to produce versions of this document with software examples and citation styles that are appropriate for their intended audience. This article (and those community-specific versions) are aimed at authors citing software, including software developed by the authors or by others. We also include brief instructions on how software can be made citable, directing readers to more comprehensive guidance published elsewhere. The guidance presented in this article helps to support proper attribution and credit, reproducibility, collaboration and reuse, and encourages building on the work of others to further research.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
Computer science
General Medicine
Bibliometrics
Reuse
Data science
Scholarly communication
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
030104 developmental biology
0302 clinical medicine
Software
Work (electrical)
Publishing
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Attribution
business
Citation
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20461402
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- F1000Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........234ae82fba32ae680a920e50ebfccd27