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What is research software?

Gruenpeter, Morane, Katz, Daniel S., Lamprecht, Anna-Lena, Honeyman, Tom, Garijo, Daniel, Struck, Alexander, Niehues, Anna, Martinez, Paula Andrea, Castro, Leyla Jael, Rabemanantsoa, Tovo, Chue Hong, Neil P., Martinez-Ortiz, Carlos, Sesink, Laurents, Liffers, Matthias, Fouilloux, Anne Claire, Erdmann, Chris, Peroni, Silvio, Martinez Lavanchy, Paula, Todorov, Ilian, & Sinha, Manodeep. (2021). Defining Research Software: a controversial discussion (Version 1). Zenodo.

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5504016

Software Citation Principles

These principles would help you understand what is needed to properly cite research software.

 https://force11.org/info/software-citation-principles-published-2016/

Research Software License Considerations

Australian Research Data Commons. (2021). ARDC Research Software Rights Management Guide. Zenodo.

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5003962

Research Software Repositories

Have a look at this list awesome of research software registries (also known as catalog, index, warehouse, repository, hub, platform, etc.).

This list has been created by the community and lists publicly accessible websites where research software can be registered. The registries employ Search Engine Optimization such as the addition of metadata to help promote discovery of the research software that is published on the registry. Websites do not necessarily have to retain their own copies of the research software to be included in the list.

Nine best practices for research software registries and repositories. 

Garijo D, Ménager H, Hwang L, Trisovic A, Hucka M, Morrell T, Allen A, Task Force on Best Practices for Software Registries, SciCodes Consortium. PeerJ Computer Science 8:e1023 2022. 

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1023

Research Software Capability  in Australia

Barker, M., & Buchhorn, M. (2022). Zenodo.

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6335998

The analysis indicates there is a sizable and growing community research software support capability that needs to be developed, retained, sufficiently skilled and valued.

Research Software Visibility Infrastructure Priorities

Dr. Karthik Ram, & Dr. James Howison. (2023). Zenodo. 

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10060255

Action required to improve software visibility should be both bottom-up (educating the research community about software citation practices) and top-down (using modern technical and social infrastructure).

Unearthing research software

Maxfield Brown, E., & Weber, N. (2024). Zenodo.

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10530616 

Estimating that nearly half of the Australian Research Council (ARC) grants from 2010 to 2019 resulted in software production, highlighting the need to strengthen support for research software and its discovery, reuse and sustainability. 

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