Recognizing the value of software: a software citation guide [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Daniel S. Katz; Neil P Chue Hong; Timothy Clark; August Muench; Shelley Stall; Daina Bouquin; Matthew Cannon; Scott Edmunds; Telli Faez; Patricia Feeney; Martin Fenner; Michael Friedman; Gerry Grenier; Melissa Harrison; Joerg Heber; Adam Leary; Catriona MacCallum; Hollydawn Murray; Erika Pastrana; Katherine Perry; Douglas Schuster; Martina Stockhause; Jake Yeston

doi:10.12688/f1000research.26932.1

Recognizing the value of software: a software citation guide [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Daniel S. Katz, Neil P Chue Hong, Timothy Clark, August Muench, Shelley Stall, Daina Bouquin, Matthew Cannon, Scott Edmunds, Telli Faez, Patricia Feeney, Martin Fenner, Michael Friedman, Gerry Grenier, Melissa Harrison, Joerg Heber, Adam Leary, Catriona MacCallum, Hollydawn Murray, Erika Pastrana, Katherine PerryDouglas Schuster, Martina Stockhause, Jake Yeston

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Software is as integral as a research paper, monograph, or dataset in terms of facilitating the full understanding and dissemination of research. This article provides broadly applicable guidance on software citation for the communities and institutions publishing academic journals and conference proceedings. We expect those communities and institutions to produce versions of this document with software examples and citation styles that are appropriate for their intended audience. This article (and those community-specific versions) are aimed at authors citing software, including software developed by the authors or by others. We also include brief instructions on how software can be made citable, directing readers to more comprehensive guidance published elsewhere. The guidance presented in this article helps to support proper attribution and credit, reproducibility, collaboration and reuse, and encourages building on the work of others to further research.

Original language	English
Journal	F1000Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26932.1 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26932.2
Publication status	Published - 12 Jan 2021

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The UK Software Sustainability Institute: Phase 3
Chue Hong, N. (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC
1/12/18 → 30/11/23
Project: Research

2 Article
2 Comment/debate
1 Abstract
1 Preprint

The future of research software is the future of research
Chue Hong, N. P., Aragon, S., Hettrick, S. & Jay, C., 11 Jul 2025, In: Patterns. 6, 7
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Journal Production Guidance for Software and Data Citations
Stall, S., Bilder, G., Cannon, M., Chue Hong, N. P., Edmunds, S., Erdmann, C., Evans, M., Farmer, R., Feeney, P., Friedman, M., Giampoala, M., Hanson, R. B., Harrison, M., Karaiskos, D., Katz, D. S., Letizia, V., Lizzi, V., MacCallum, C., Muench, A. & Perry, K. & 7 others, Ratner, H., Schindler, U., Sedora, B., Stockhause, M., Townsend, R., Yeston, J. & Clark, T., 31 Dec 2023, In: Scientific Data. 10, 1, 656.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Open Access
File
Research software engineering is accelerating translational research
Horsfall, D. (Lead Author), Cool, J., Hettrick, S., Pisco, A. O., Chue Hong, N. P. & Haniffa, M., 1 Jun 2023, In: Nature Medicine. 29, 6, p. 1313-1316 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access

1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
1 Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
1 Editorial activity

Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Science Editor Workshop Webinar Series
Chue Hong, N. (Chair)
17 May 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Software Citation Implementation Working Group
Chue Hong, N. (Chair)
May 2017 → …
Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
Journal of Open Research Software (Journal)
Chue Hong, N. (Editor)
2012 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity

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Katz, D. S., Chue Hong, N. P., Clark, T., Muench, A., Stall, S., Bouquin, D., Cannon, M., Edmunds, S., Faez, T., Feeney, P., Fenner, M., Friedman, M., Grenier, G., Harrison, M., Heber, J., Leary, A., MacCallum, C., Murray, H., Pastrana, E., ... Yeston, J. (2021). Recognizing the value of software: a software citation guide [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26932.1, https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26932.2

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The UK Software Sustainability Institute: Phase 3

Research output

The future of research software is the future of research

Journal Production Guidance for Software and Data Citations

Research software engineering is accelerating translational research

Activities

Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Science Editor Workshop Webinar Series

Software Citation Implementation Working Group

Journal of Open Research Software (Journal)

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