Where is all the research software? An analysis of software in UK academic repositories.
Where is all the research software? An analysis of software in UK academic repositories.
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DOI：
10.7717/peerj-cs.1546
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发表时间：
2023
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通讯作者：
Wilson D
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作者：
Carlin D;Rainer A;Wilson D
本研究探讨了英国学术机构知识库（IR）的研究软件作为独立的输出记录的流行。从2008年到2021年，提交给英国卓越研究框架的研究软件数量急剧下降，但没有调查官方学术IR是否以及如何影响低回报率。在我们认为是第一次此类普查中，我们查询了157所英国大学的182个在线存储库。我们的研究结果表明，英国学术机构内部软件的普及率非常低。只有不到28%的公司将软件作为公认的学术成果。更令人担忧的是，我们发现超过63%的存储库目前没有将软件记录为研究成果的一种类型，并且几所大学似乎已经从其存储库的默认设置中删除了软件作为定义类型。我们还探索了潜在的相关性，例如成为Russell小组的成员，但发现这些元数据与软件记录的流行程度之间没有相关性。最后，我们讨论了这些研究结果的影响，缺乏认识的软件作为一个独立的研究成果的机构，尽管相反的被授权的资助者，我们提出了政策和操作程序的变化建议。
This research examines the prevalence of research software as independent records of output within UK academic institutional repositories (IRs). There has been a steep decline in numbers of research software submissions to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework from 2008 to 2021, but there has been no investigation into whether and how the official academic IRs have affected the low return rates. In what we believe to be the first such census of its kind, we queried the 182 online repositories of 157 UK universities. Our findings show that the prevalence of software within UK Academic IRs is incredibly low. Fewer than 28% contain software as recognised academic output. Of greater concern, we found that over 63% of repositories do not currently record software as a type of research output and that several Universities appeared to have removed software as a defined type from default settings of their repository. We also explored potential correlations, such as being a member of the Russell group, but found no correlation between these metadata and prevalence of records of software. Finally, we discuss the implications of these findings with regards to the lack of recognition of software as a discrete research output in institutions, despite the opposite being mandated by funders, and we make recommendations for changes in policies and operating procedures.
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0.9
作者：
Hasselbring, Wilhelm;Carr, Leslie;Tiropanis, Thanassis
通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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DOI：
10.4018/jitwe.2006070102
发表时间：
2006-07-01
影响因子：
0.6
作者：
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通讯作者：
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