Collaborations Workshop - CW14, March 26-27, 2014, Oxford, United KingdomMartin 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.