2019/09/30 by Jörg Fehr, J. Fehr, C. Himpe +5 · 3 citations
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paper · pdf · doi:10.5334/jors.307
published in Journal of Open Research Software 9(1), 5 (Ubiquity Press)
openalex created_date 2019/09/26 · arxiv created 2020/09/30 · openalex publication_date 2021/04/30 · arxiv updated 2021/05/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Scientific software projects evolve rapidly in their initial development phase, yet at the end of a funding period, the completion of a research project, thesis, or publication, further engagement in the project may slow down or cease completely. To retain the invested effort for the sciences, this software needs to be preserved or handed over to a succeeding developer or team, such as the next generation of (PhD) students. Comparable guides provide top-down recommendations for project leads. This paper intends to be a bottom-up approach for sustainable hand-over processes from a developer’s perspective. An important characteristic in this regard is the project’s size, by which this guideline is structured. Furthermore, checklists are provided, which can serve as a practical guide for implementing the proposed measures.