Metadata that describes scientific software in standard ways – in particular citation metadata such as title, authors, publication year, and venue – is essential for proper software citation implementation. The metadata should be generated by the software author, stored in the code repository, included in submissions to journals, and archived with the source code in […]
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New DataCite Metadata Updates Support Software Citation
The DataCite Metadata Schema 4.1 has been released today. If the 4.1 release has a theme, it is support for software citation. The DataCite Metadata Working Group addressed this topic in response to increasing interest within the community, including the publication of the Force11 Software Citation Principles [@https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.86] as well as a set of guidelines […]