[Insight-developers] The Science Code Manifesto : Sign Up

[Luis Ibanez]

     http://sciencecodemanifesto.org/


"Software is a cornerstone of science. Without software,
 twenty-first century science would be impossible.
 Without better software, science cannot progress."

"But the culture and institutions of science have not yet
 adjusted to this reality. We need to reform them to
 address this challenge, by adopting these five principles:"


Code

All source code written specifically to process data for
a published paper must be available to the reviewers
and readers of the paper.


Copyright

The copyright ownership and license of any released
source code must be clearly stated.


Citation

Researchers who use or adapt science source code
in  their research must credit the code’s creators in
resulting publications.


Credit

Software contributions must be included in systems
of scientific assessment, credit, and recognition.


Curation

Source code must remain available, linked to related
materials, for the useful lifetime of the publication.



Founding Signatories

Nick Barnes
Climate Code Foundation

David Jones
Climate Code Foundation

Peter Norvig
Director of Research, Google Inc

Cameron Neylon
Science in the Open

Rufus Pollock
Open Knowledge Foundation

Joseph Jackson
Open Science Alliance

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