rOpenSci
Published March 6, 2026 | Version v1.0.0
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rOpenSci Packages: Development, Maintenance, and Peer Review

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Colorado State University
  • 2. rOpenSci
  • 3. Openscapes
  • 4. USGS
  • 5. Agroscope
  • 6. University of Sheffield RSE
  • 7. 2 Degrees Investing Initiative
  • 8. George Mason University
  • 9. EcoHealth Alliance
  • 10. RMIT University (School of Science)
  • 11. Capital One
  • 12. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
  • 13. US Environmental Protection Agency
  • 14. Northern Arizona University
  • 15. Biological Data Science Institute, Australian National University
  • 16. University of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • 17. Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil
  • 18. NOAA AFSC Groundfish Assessment Program - RACE division
  • 19. Harvard Chan School of Public Health
  • 20. Georgia State University
  • 21. Wake Forest University

Description

Guide for package authors, maintainers, reviewers and editors in rOpenSci software peer-review system. The first section of the book contains our guidelines for creating and testing R packages. The second section is dedicated to rOpenSci's software peer review process: what it is, our policies, and specific guides for authors, editors and reviewers throughout the process. The third and last section features our best practice for nurturing your package once it has been onboarded: how to collaborate with other developers, how to document releases, how to promote your package and how to leverage GitHub as a development platform. The third section also features a chapter for anyone wishing to start contributing to rOpenSci packages.

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https://github.com/ropensci/dev_guide