Software and their Dependencies in Research Citation Graphs
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Software is essential for a lot of research, but it is not featured in citation graphs which have the potential to assign credit for software contributions. This is due to a traditionalistic focus on textual research products. In this paper, I propose an updated model for citation graphs that include software. This model takes into account intrinsic properties of software, and requirements for a robust system of software citation. I also give an outlook on future work to implement transitive credit, which is at the core of a fair system of academic citation which accounts for software on par with other research products.
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