The document discusses the presentation made by Martin Hammitzsch at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015, focusing on scientific software and its future publication. Key topics include software reproducibility, versioning, documentations, and the integration of software in research practices. It emphasizes the need for proper archiving, tracking, and accessibility of scientific software to enhance visibility and recognition in the geoscience community.

1. European Geosciences Union
General Assembly 2015
Vienna | Austria | 12 – 17 April 2015
SC24 Open Science goes Geo – Part II: Scientific Software
Martin Hammitzsch, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Future Publication of Software
or the GitHub of Science
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2. Challenges
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reproducibility
software-specific
versioning
measuring
productivity
subject-specific
archiving
executables
competencies
traceability
interdisciplinarity
ecosystem
documentation
impact
reputation
reusability
quality
sourcecode
metrics
recognition
...
skills
value
identifiers

3. ★ Software journals using individual policies for
software related papers;
★ Digital Repositories minting DOIs for source
code copies and software release packages;
★ Foundations and companies providing
environment for FOSS projects;
★ Institutes offering software/code repositories
and digital repositories for research results.
State of the Art
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4. Software
Descriptor / Paper
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5. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
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6. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
Software /
Code Repository
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7. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
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links to
research data
Software /
Code Repository
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8. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
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stored/livesin
research data
or / and ?
refers /
links to
Data Descriptor /
Paper
Software /
Code Repository
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9. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
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stored/livesin
research data
or / and ?
refers /
links to
Data Descriptor /
Paper
refers /
links to
Software /
Code Repository
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10. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Software /
Code Repository
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11. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Software /
Code Repository
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12. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
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stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review
Software /
Code Repository
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13. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review
digital
repository
Software /
Code Repository
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14. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review DOI
digital
repository
Software /
Code Repository
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15. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review DOI
digital
repository
digital
repository
DOI
Software /
Code Repository
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16. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review DOI
digital
repository
digital
repository
DOI
digital
repository
DOI
Software /
Code Repository
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17. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
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stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
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or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review DOI
digital
repository
digital
repository
DOI
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repository
DOI
DOI
Software /
Code Repository
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18. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
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stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Review DOI
digital
repository
digital
repository
DOI
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repository
Review
DOI
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repository
DOI
DOI
Software /
Code Repository
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19. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
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stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Software /
Code Repository
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20. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
Software /
Code Repository
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21. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
packed
in
Software /
Code Repository
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22. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers /
links to
packed
in
complements
Software /
Code Repository
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23. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
complements
refers /
links to
packed
in
complements
Software /
Code Repository
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24. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
refers /
links to
packed
in
complements
Software /
Code Repository
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25. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
refers /
links to
packed
in
complements
complements
Software /
Code Repository
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26. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
refers /
links to
packed
in
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
complements
Software /
Code Repository
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27. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
packed
in
complements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
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28. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
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complements
complements
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links to
packed
in
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/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
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29. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
complements
packed
in
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/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
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30. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
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31. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
Review
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32. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
Review
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33. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
Review
Git-based→ Git != GitHub *
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34. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
Review
Git-based→ Git != GitHub *
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* Git - distributed revision control system with an emphasis on
data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows;
GitHub - web-based Git repository hosting service, which offers all of the distributed revision control and source code
management functionality of Git as well as adding its own features ... it provides access control and collaboration
features such as wikis, task management, and bug tracking and feature requests. -- wikipedia

35. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
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36. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
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+ features

37. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
complements
packed
in
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in
binaries
com
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entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
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+ features+ DOI system interop

38. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
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+ DOI system interop
+ features
DOI

39. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
DOI
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+ DOI system interop
+ featuresScientist’s Workplace fork, clone

40. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
com
plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
DOI
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+ DOI system interop
+ featuresScientist’s Workplace push, pull,
submitfork, clone

41. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
complements
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in
managed
in
binaries
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plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
DOI
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+ DOI system interop
+ featuresScientist’s Workplace
Archive fork,
push, pull,
submitfork, clone
clone

42. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
refers /
links to
complements
packed
in
managed
in
binaries
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plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
DOI
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+ DOI system interop
+ features = GitHub
of Science?Scientist’s Workplace
Archive fork,
push, pull,
submitfork, clone
clone

43. Software
Descriptor / Paper Source
Code
Software Release
for Publication
refers / links to
stored/livesin
research data
metadata
accompanied
by
or / and ?
refers /
links to
test data
Data Descriptor /
Paper or / and ?
refers / links to
complements
complements
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links to
complements
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binaries
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plem
entscomplements
/ API doc
complements
- user guide
- installation guide
- developer guide
Software /
Code Repository
+ landingpage
Review
DOI
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+ DOI system interop
+ features = GitHub
of Science?
= Concept, Platform,
Implementation
by journals?
Scientist’s Workplace
Archive fork,
push, pull,
submitfork, clone
clone

44. Approach
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45. Approach
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established
publishing
processes
proven softwareengineering practices

46. Approach
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Merge,
Test, and
Evaluate
established
publishing
processes
proven softwareengineering practices

47. Approach
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Merge,
Test, and
Evaluate
established
publishing
processes
proven softwareengineering practices
skills
policies
infrastructures
and platforms