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@@ -429,21 +429,19 @@ Therefore, each project has to identify its high-level software in the \inlineco \subsubsection{Software citation} \label{sec:softwarecitation} -Maneage contains the full list of built software for each project, their versions and their configuration options, but this information is buried deep into each project's source. -Therefore Maneage also prints a distilled fraction of this information in the project's final report, blended into the narrative, as seen in the Acknowledgments of this paper. -Furthermore, when the software is associated with a published paper, that paper's Bib\TeX{} entry is also added to the final report and is duly cited with the software's name and version. -This paper uses basic software without a paper, for software citation examples see \citet{akhlaghi19} and \citet{infante20}. - -This is particularly important in the case for research software, where citation is critical to justify continued development. -One notable example is GNU Parallel \citep{tange18}: it prints the citation information everytime it starts. -Users can disable the notice, with the \inlinecode{--citation} option and accept to cite its paper, or support its development directly by paying $10000$ euros! -This is justified by an uncomfortably true statement ``\emph{history has shown that researchers forget to [cite software] if they are not reminded explicitly. ... If you feel the benefit from using GNU Parallel is too small to warrant a citation, then prove that by simply using another tool}''. -Most software do not resort to such drastic measures, however, proper citation is not only important but also ethical. - -Given the increasing number and role of software in research \citep{clement19}, automatic citation (as presented here) is a step forward. -The necessity and basic elements in software citation are reviewed, inter alia, by \citet{katz14} and \citet{smith16} and CodeMeta and Citation file format (CFF) are projects specifically tailored to expand software citation beyond a Bib\TeX. +Maneage contains the full list of software that is built, with versions and configuration options, but this information is buried deep into the source. +Maneage prints a simplified description of this information in the project's final report, blended into the narrative, as in the Acknowledgments of this paper. +Furthermore, when the software is associated with a published paper, that paper's Bib\TeX{} entry is added to the final report and is duly cited with the software's name and version. +This paper uses basic software without associated scientific papers. For software citation examples, see \citet{akhlaghi19} and \citet{infante20}. + +This is particularly important for research software, where citation is critical to justify continued development. +GNU Parallel \citep{tange18} prints citation information each time it is run, proposing to either cite the paper or provide substantial financial support, and provides a \inlinecode{--citation} option to disable the notice. +Most software does not resort to such drastic measures. However, proper citation is not only useful practically, it is also an ethical imperative. + +Given the increasing role of software in research \citep{clement19}, automatic citation (as presented here) is a step forward. +The necessity and basic elements of software citation are reviewed by (e.g.) \citet{katz14} and \citet{smith16}. The CodeMeta and Citation file format (CFF) aim to expand software citation beyond Bib\TeX. A very robust approach that also includes archival, is Software Heritage \citep{dicosmo18}. -They will be tested and enabled in Maneage. +These will be tested and enabled in Maneage. |