Introduction

  • Create a publication package to comply with (inter)national policies
  • Document research in a publication package to make your life easier
  • The nine elements of a publication package include data, code, materials and documentation

Prepare your package - I. Documentation

  • Add sufficient documentation to the publication package in the form of a data management plan, manuscript, readme file, and ethics documentation
  • Save the files using clear file names and in sustainable file formats

Data management plan

Manuscript or publication

Readme file

Ethics documentation

  • Add sufficient documentation to the publication package in the form of a data management plan, manuscript, readme file, and ethics documentation
  • Save the files using clear file names and in sustainable file formats

Prepare your package - II. Materials, data, code

  • Include materials, data and code that are needed to reproduce or replicate your research in the publication package
  • Describe data and code clearly, to make sure that everything is self-explanatory
  • Save the files using clear file names and in sustainable file formats

Materials used

Raw data files

Preprocessing computer code

Processed data files

Analysis computer code

  • Include materials, data and code that is needed to reproduce or replicate your research in the publication package
  • Describe data and code clearly, to make sure that everything is self-explanatory
  • Save the files using clear file names and in sustainable file formats

Prepare your package - III. Archive and share your package

  • Save your complete publication package on suitable project storage that will remain available for the long-term
  • Publish as much components as possible of your publication package on a public repository