A choice, not an obligation : Releasing scientific software as open source should be the responsibility of the authors

EMBO Rep. 2024 Feb;25(2):464-466. doi: 10.1038/s44319-023-00039-9. Epub 2024 Jan 2.

Authors

I Kappas¹, V J Promponas², C A Ouzounis³

Affiliations

¹ School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Thessalonica, Greece. ikappas@bio.auth.gr.
² Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. promponas.vasileios@ucy.ac.cy.
³ School of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Thessalonica, Greece. cao@csd.auth.gr.

Abstract

The timing of making software open source should not be dictated by journal guidelines.

MeSH terms

Social Behavior*
Social Responsibility
Software*