Headline: An environment for sustainable research software in Germany and beyond: current state, open challenges, and call for action

Research software has become a central asset in academic research. It optimizes existing and enables new research methods, implements and embeds research knowledge, and constitutes an essential research product in itself. Research software must be sustainable in order to understand, replicate, reproduce, and build upon existing research or conduct new research effectively. In other words, software must be available, discoverable, usable, and adaptable to new needs, both now and in the future. Research software therefore requires an environment that supports sustainability.

Publication Year
2020
Publication Type
Academic Articles
Citation

Anzt, H., Bach, F., Druskat, S., Löffler, F., Loewe, A., Renard, B. Y., Seemann, G., Struck, A., Achhammer, E., Aggarwal, P., Appel, F., Bader, M., Brusch, L., Busse, C., Chourdakis, G., Dabrowski, P. W., Ebert, P., Flemisch, B., Friedl, S., Fritzsch, B., Funk, M. D., Gast, V., Goth, F., Grad, J.-N., Hermann, S., Hohmann, F., Janosch, S., Kutra, D., Linxweiler, J., Muth, T., Peters-Kottig, W., Rack, F., Raters, F. H., Rave, S., Reina, G., Reißig, M., Ropinski, T., Schaarschmidt, J., Seibold, H., Thiele, J. P., Uekermann, B., Unger, S., & Weeber, R. (2020). An environment for sustainable research software in Germany and beyond: current state, open challenges, and call for action. F1000Research, 9: 295. doi:10.12688/f1000research.23224.1.

DOI
10.12688/f1000research.23224.1
Links
https://publications.iass-potsdam.de/rest/items/item_6000220_5/component/file_6…