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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Comput. Sci.
Sec. Software
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2024.1491823

Reproducible Research Policies and Software/Data Management in Scientific Computing Journals: A Survey, Discussion, and Perspectives

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JOSE ARMANDO HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ JOSE ARMANDO HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ *Miguel Colom Miguel Colom
  • UMR9010 Borelli Center, École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, Cachan, France

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    With the recognized crisis of credibility in scientific research, there is a growth of reproducibility studies in computer science, and although existing surveys have reviewed reproducibility from various perspectives, especially very specific technological issues, these do not address the author-publisher relationship in the publication of reproducible computational scientific articles.This paper provides a survey and analysis of the current state of reproducible research policies and software/data management practices in scientific computing journals. It addresses the credibility crisis in scientific research by examining the role of authors, publishers, and technology providers in facilitating or hindering the reproducibility of computational scientific articles.The paper offers a review of existing policies, methodologies, and technologies that support reproducible research, identifies gaps and challenges, and proposes strategies to improve the standardization and implementation of reproducibility policies. The authors also discuss the concept of Reproducibility as a Service (RaaS) and the importance of considering software as a valuable research artifact.

    Keywords: repeatability, reproducibility, replicability, reusability, Data Science ML/AI, RAAS, scientific journal, trustworthy research

    Received: 13 Sep 2024; Accepted: 06 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ and Colom. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: JOSE ARMANDO HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, UMR9010 Borelli Center, École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, Cachan, France

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