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Research output per year
F.O. Ostermann*, Daniel Nüst, Carlos Granell, Barbara Hofer, M. Konkol
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
GIScience conference authors and researchers face the same computational reproducibility challenges as authors and researchers from other disciplines who use computers to analyse data. Here, to assess the reproducibility of GIScience research, we apply a rubric for assessing the reproducibility of 75 conference papers published at the GIScience conference series in the years 2012-2018. Since the rubric and process were previously applied to the publications of the AGILE conference series, this paper itself is an attempt to replicate that analysis, however going beyond the previous work by evaluating and discussing proposed measures to improve reproducibility in the specific context of the GIScience conference series. The results of the GIScience paper assessment are in line with previous findings: although descriptions of workflows and the inclusion of the data and software suffice to explain the presented work, in most published papers they do not allow a third party to reproduce the results and findings with a reasonable effort. We summarise and adapt previous recommendations for improving this situation and propose the GIScience community to start a broad discussion on the reusability, quality, and openness of its research. Further, we critically reflect on the process of assessing paper reproducibility, and provide suggestions for improving future assessments. The code and data for this article are published at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4032875.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 11th International Conference on Geographic Information Science - Part II, GIScience 2021 |
Editors | Krzysztof Janowicz, Judith A. Verstegen |
Place of Publication | Dagstuhl |
Publisher | Dagstuhl |
Pages | VII |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783959772082 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2021 |
Event | 11th International Conference on Geographic Information Science, GIScience 2021 - Virtual, Poznan, Poland Duration: 27 Sept 2021 → 30 Sept 2021 Conference number: 11 |
Name | Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs |
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Volume | 208 |
ISSN (Print) | 1868-8969 |
Conference | 11th International Conference on Geographic Information Science, GIScience 2021 |
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Abbreviated title | GIScience 2021 |
Country/Territory | Poland |
City | Virtual, Poznan |
Period | 27/09/21 → 30/09/21 |
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review