Software Policies
Over the last few years, publishers have been making their Software Citation Policies known either at the publisher level or at the journal level. These policies range in their mandate but many require authors to cite the software central to their findings, following published guidance from the FORCE11 Software Citation Implementation Working Group.

CHORUS has created a centralized index of these policies with links to the publisher’s site. This chart will be updated at least annually.

Please let us know about any updates or requested enhancements by contacting us at info@chorusaccess.org.

Publisher Policy URL Policy Type Date
AAAS* https://www.sciencemag.org/authors/science-journals-editorial-policies#research-standards Publisher
AAS* https://journals.aas.org/news/policy-statement-on-software/ Publisher Jan 1, 2016
AGU* https://www.agu.org/Publish-with-AGU/Publish/Author-Resources/Data-and-Software-for-Authors June 11, 2021
AMetSociety* https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/software-preservation-stewardship-and-reuse/ Publisher 2019
eLife https://reviewer.elifesciences.org/author-guide/journal-policies
Elsevier* https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/research-data Publisher
F1000 https://f1000research.com/for-authors/article-guidelines/research-articles Publisher
GigaScience Press https://academic.oup.com/gigascience/pages/editorial_policies_and_reporting_standards#Availability%20of%20Data%20and%20Materials https://gigabytejournal.com/editorial-policies#availability-of-data-and-materials Journal
IOP Publishing* https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/research-data/ Publisher
OUP* https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/authors/preparing_your_manuscript/research-data-policy Publisher 2021
PNAS* https://www.pnas.org/authors/editorial-and-journal-policies#materials-and-data-availability
PLoS https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/s/code-availability Publisher 2019
Springer Nature* https://www.nature.com/nature-research/editorial-policies/reporting-standards#availability-of-computer-code Publisher
Taylor & Francis https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/editorial-policies/citations/ Publisher

Notes: * Asterisks indicate CHORUS Publisher Members. Chart will be updated at least annually.

 

 

 

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Last updated 21 February 2022