PeerJ Computer Science Symposium: Software Citation: Principles, Guidance, Challenges, and Progress

This presentation presents an overview of software citation, including principles, guidance, challenges and progress over the last decade, tying in with a PeerJ special issue on the subject.

The responses to the poll questions asked during the presentation were:

1. What’s your opinion about software citation?

• Skeptical - 1
• Interested - 6
• Motivated - 7
• Working on - 6
• Unsure - 1

2. Are you aware of journal policies that include software citation?

• Yes, and I use them - 8
• Yes, but not currently using them - 6
• No - 4

3. What is the largest remaining challenge relating to software citation?

• Lack of suitable guidance - 5
• Not yet supported by infrastructure - 4
• Lack of author demand - 3
• Lack of effort/resources to implement - 2
• Lack of suitable policy - 2
• Lack of suitable tools - 2
• Confusion over metadata formats - 1
• Something else - 1