Defining Research Software: a controversial discussion

Gruenpeter, Morane; Katz, Daniel S.; Lamprecht, Anna-Lena; Honeyman, Tom; Garijo, Daniel; Struck, Alexander; Niehues, Anna; Martinez, Paula Andrea; Castro, Leyla Jael; Tovo, Rabemanantsoa,; Hong, Neil Chue; Martínez-Ortiz, Carlos; Sesink, Laurents; Liffers, Matthias; Fouilloux, Anne; Erdmann, Chris; Peroni, Silvio; Lavanchy, Paula Martinez; Todorov, Ilian T.; Sinha, Manodeep

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“…Software components (e.g., operating systems, libraries, dependencies, packages, scripts, etc.) that are used for research but were not created during or with a clear research intent should be considered software in research and not Research Software” 64 . The actionable guidelines developed in this work are for research software based on this definition (although they may be applicable beyond).…”

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Making Biomedical Research Software FAIR: Actionable Step-by-step Guidelines with a User-support Tool

Patel,

Soundarajan,

Ménager

et al. 2023

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Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) guiding principles tailored for research software have been proposed by the FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) Working Group. They provide a foundation for optimizing the reuse of research software. The FAIR4RS principles are, however, aspirational and do not provide practical instructions to the researchers. To fill this gap, we propose in this work the first actionable step-by-step guidelines for biomedical researchers to make their research software compliant with the FAIR4RS principles. We designate them as the FAIR Biomedical Research Software (FAIR-BioRS) guidelines. Our process for developing these guidelines, presented here, is based on an in-depth study of the FAIR4RS principles and a thorough review of current practices in the field. To support researchers, we have also developed a workflow that streamlines the process of implementing these guidelines. This workflow is incorporated in FAIRshare, a free and open-source software application aimed at simplifying the curation and sharing of FAIR biomedical data and software through user-friendly interfaces and automation. Details about this tool are also presented.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Making Biomedical Research Software FAIR: Actionable Step-by-step Guidelines with a User-support Tool

Patel,

Soundarajan,

Ménager

et al. 2023

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“…Research Software is an emerging term that signifies "source code files, algorithms, scripts, computational workflows and executables that were created during the research process or for a research purpose" (Gruenpeter et al, 2021). Research Software can be delineated from other forms of software through its composition and intent.…”

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Leiden Research Software Accord

Rudmann,

Companjen,

Admiraal

et al. 2024

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Introducing the FAIR Principles for research software

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et al. 2022

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Research software is a fundamental and vital part of research, yet significant challenges to discoverability, productivity, quality, reproducibility, and sustainability exist. Improving the practice of scholarship is a common goal of the open science, open source, and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) communities and research software is now being understood as a type of digital object to which FAIR should be applied. This emergence reflects a maturation of the research community to better understand the crucial role of FAIR research software in maximising research value. The FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) Working Group has adapted the FAIR Guiding Principles to create the FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS Principles). The contents and context of the FAIR4RS Principles are summarised here to provide the basis for discussion of their adoption. Examples of implementation by organisations are provided to share information on how to maximise the value of research outputs, and to encourage others to amplify the importance and impact of this work.

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Defining Research Software: a controversial discussion

Cited by 9 publications

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Making Biomedical Research Software FAIR: Actionable Step-by-step Guidelines with a User-support Tool

Making Biomedical Research Software FAIR: Actionable Step-by-step Guidelines with a User-support Tool

Leiden Research Software Accord

Introducing the FAIR Principles for research software

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