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The relationship of researchers to research software can be characterized as transitory or 'on-off' and is compounded by the accelerated development life cycles: a researcher might only briefly use a tool, research software R&D funding is quite often time limited, and in the end the life cycle of a software system is also limited.
In this editorial theme of 'software citation' we want to look at what initiatives and project are working on these issues of software citation and improving the reuse of software. We also want to look practical steps that a variety of users and public institutions can take to improve their systems for software citation.
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