If you use Github as an deposit for your scientific output, or you are re-using somebody else’s Github deposit, please be precise. I have some thoughts…

You can use third-party tools to cite and reference content on GitHub.

You can add a CITATION file to your repository to help users correctly cite your software.

A recent replication came to a halt on a first-stage regression. The authors’ code ran fine on the authors’ computer. It failed on ours. Same code, same data, same software package — different answer....

Abstract Journals require that you share your code and data in a replication package upon acceptance. However, efficient reproducibility starts at the beginning of the research project. Following som...