Ministry of Higher education and Research

Editorial coordination : University of Lille

Scientific council : The kills an Training and Codes and Software Colleges of The Committee for Open Science

François Pellegrini
Roberto Di Cosmo
Laurent Romary
Joanna Janik
Sacha Hodencq
Romane Coutanson
Madeleine Géroudet
Sabrina Granger

October 2023

As part of the Passport for Open Science collection, this booklet addresses the particular challenges of opening up the source code and software produced and used in scientific research.
What legal status do source code and software have? Why and how should we make them open access? How best to structure their  development and ensure permanent archiving? How should we  approach promotion? This guide provides answers and tools that you will immediately be able to put into practice.
Here you will find the keys to understanding the role of software in the open science ecosystem. We hope this will encourage you to make a lasting contribution to the work of the academic community.

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This booklet is under Creative Commons BY-SA license

• The digital version
• The print version
• The high definition printable version