Keith-Pembleton
commented
3 years ago How about the text below? It could go on the how do I cite cite APSIM page on the website. If anybody has better examples for the first point we can swap them in. Also can someone please propose an example for the second point. There was an exampled mentioned in the last RP meeting but I did not write it down.
_When referring to APSIM in the methods section of a publication, it is important to provide enough detail so that the research could be repeated. Consequently, in addition to providing the appropriate APSIM citation authors should provide the version/build number of APSIM or APSIM next generation that was used along with any modifications to parameters and source code that were made. For examples see the description of the addition of a forage brassica cultivar to the canola module (https://doi.org/10.1071/CP12372) or the addition of CO2 impacts on transpiration efficiency and critical nitrogen concentrations to a range of crops (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859615001185) in APSIM.
The APSIM initiative encourages the publication of work based on prototype modules or modules under development. Such publications in their methods sections should make it clear to the reader that the research reported is based on prototype/modules under development. Again it is important that enough details are provided so that the research could be repeated. Consequently it is likely that the prototype module and simulations used will need to be made available for readers and reviewers to access either as supplementary material or in a research repository. For an example see https://doi.org/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Authors are responsible for the appropriate archiving of the prototype modules used. The publication of a prototype module/module under development does not remove the obligation on APSIM users/developers under the APSIM research and development licence to provide all APSIM improvements to the APSIM Initiative for review and consideration for incorporation into the official APSIM release. Only modules/improvements that have been reviewed, accepted by the APSIM initiative and incorporated into the official APSIM release can be referred to as as being APSIM.__
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Outstanding Action from AI SC Meeting: Provide guidelines for users with regard to badging (and referencing) their models as APSIM prior to AI RP peer review.
ACTION: @Keith-Pembleton to draft guidelines for review. Include examples of best practice