Abstract

Geoscientists now live in a world rich with digital data and methods, and their computational research cannot be fully captured in traditional publications. The Geoscience Paper of the Future (GPF) presents an approach to fully document, share, and cite all their research products including data, software, and computational provenance. This article proposes best practices for GPF authors to make data, software, and methods openly accessible, citable, and well documented. The publication of digital objects empowers scientists to manage their research products as valuable scientific assets in an open and transparent way that enables broader access by other scientists, students, decision makers, and the public. Improving documentation and dissemination of research will accelerate the pace of scientific discovery by improving the ability of others to build upon published work.

Date

2016

Authors

Yolanda Gil, Cédric H David, Ibrahim Demir, Bakinam T Essawy, Robinson W Fulweiler, Jonathan L Goodall, Leif Karlstrom, Huikyo Lee, Heath J Mills, Ji‐Hyun Oh, Suzanne A Pierce, Allen Pope, Mimi W Tzeng, Sandra R Villamizar, Xuan Yu

Source

Earth and Space Science

Volume

3

Issue

10

Pages

388-415