Recommendations from a Fellowship Programme for Advocates of Good Software Practices in Research
By: Anita Banerji, Aishah Rashid, Shoaib Sufi and Caroline Jay
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.616 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 29, 2025
Published on: Feb 13, 2026
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