Collaborations Workshop 2014 (CW14) - software in your reproducible research Oxford, March 26-28, 2014 http://www.software.ac.uk/cw14

1. Collaborations Workshop - CW14, March 26-27, 2014, Oxford, United Kingdom
Martin Hammitzsch, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Publication and Citation of Scientific
Software with Persistent Identifiers
Software development in general is not perceived as a scientific achievement, similar to the situation of research
data years ago. However, the development of software accounts for an increasingly prominent space in research,
especially in natural sciences software has become an indispensable commodity.
Software has become an integral part of science, yet software
is not properly integrated into the scientific discourse.
Why?
Find and implement solutions serving researchers’ needs regarding software used in scientific context so that
software development can be part of the academic tradition and is regarded as scientific achievement of its authors.
Recognize, create, and act upon opportunities for the development of concepts
establishing defined processes and a reference platform.
Where is it going?
Establish the missing
link between papers and
data publications.
Make software
recognized as scientific
achievement.
Leverage open access
and open science.
Establish standard
software engineering
rules, best practices and
processes in science.