Research Code Sharing in Support of Gold Standard Science.

Area of Science:

• Scientific research practices
• Open science initiatives
• Reproducibility in medicine

Background:

• Open access code sharing aligns with NIH's Gold Standard Science (GSS), FAIR, and TRUST principles.
• Reproducibility and transparency are crucial for scientific integrity and validation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the benefits of sharing research code in open access, version-controlled repositories.
• To emphasize how code sharing supports scientific transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration.

Main Methods:

• Focuses on the practice of depositing versioned, environment-specific code releases in companion repositories.
• Advocates for pairing code releases with cited data snapshots in research articles.

Main Results:

• Open code sharing enhances scientific reproducibility by allowing direct verification of results by readers and reviewers.
• Facilitates collaborative innovation by enabling extension of code to new datasets and applications.
• Increases researcher visibility, credibility, and citation impact, fostering trust and collaboration.

Conclusions:

• Openly sharing research code is integral to Gold Standard Science, promoting transparency and trust.
• Code sharing enhances the scientific ecosystem by improving reproducibility and fostering collaboration.
• Researchers benefit from increased recognition and opportunities through transparent code sharing practices.