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Requiring code sharing to strengthen transparency and trust in research.
Helen Lumbard1, Lauren Cadwallader1, Devin Soper2
1Public Library of Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Plos Medicine
|May 26, 2026
Summary
PLOS Medicine is enhancing its code sharing policy to promote open science. This update ensures research reproducibility and strengthens trust in scientific findings through transparent code practices.
Area of Science:
- Scientific publishing
- Open science practices
- Research integrity
Background:
- PLOS Medicine has a history of supporting open science and data transparency.
- The importance of code as a research artifact is increasingly recognized.
- Existing policies may not fully address the need for code sharing.
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