The product MUST provide a CITATION.cff file listing at least the main authors/contributors, to enable and simplify sustainable citation in scientific publications.
Where CITATION.cff is not applicable, an alternative way to get correct and desired citation information for the product MUST be offered, preferably using suitable structured metadata standards.
Fulfillment Examples:
Have a well-maintained CITATION.cff in the source repository, for example using the somesy tool provided by HMC
9. Active Maintenance
The project MUST be actively maintained and have at least one official current maintainer or contact person.
Fulfillment Examples:
state current maintainer(s) in corresponding project metadata files, such as contact in the CITATION.cff or maintainers in pyproject.toml.
7. CITATION.cff
The product MUST provide a
CITATION.cfffile listing at least the main authors/contributors, to enable and simplify sustainable citation in scientific publications.Where CITATION.cff is not applicable, an alternative way to get correct and desired citation information for the product MUST be offered, preferably using suitable structured metadata standards.
Fulfillment Examples:
CITATION.cffin the source repository, for example using the somesy tool provided by HMC9. Active Maintenance
The project MUST be actively maintained and have at least one official current maintainer or contact person.
Fulfillment Examples:
contactin theCITATION.cfformaintainersinpyproject.toml.