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Contributions to publications
03.12.2020 – In the engineering sciences, software design and prototype development are important contributions, too.
Comment on: GL14 (Engineering/engineering sciences)
Quality standards in connection with rapid publication
03.12.2020 – Rapid publication of research data and findings by no means allows any compromise to be made in terms of accepted quality standards in the given field.
Comment on: GL7 (Statements) , GL11 (Statements) , GL12 (Statements) , GL13 (Statements) , GL15 (Statements)
What is the correct interpretation of the sentence: “Software programmed by researchers themselves is made publicly available along with the source code”?
03.12.2020 – The sentence “Software programmed by researchers themselves is made publicly available along with the source code” is intrinsically linked to the concept of enabling public availability as introduced in Guideline 7 (“Cross-phase quality ...
Comment on: GL7 (General) , GL10 (General) , GL13 (General)
Self-citations in the engineering sciences
03.12.2020 – The description of a general experimental set-up may be similar across several publications.
Comment on: GL13 (Engineering/engineering sciences) , GL14 (Engineering/engineering sciences)
FAQ on authorship
03.12.2020 – frequently asked questions on authorship
Comment on: GL14 (faq)