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Notebook articles: towards a transformative publishing experience in nonlinear science

Digital Libraries 2021-03-11 v1

Abstract

Open Science, Reproducible Research, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) data principles are long term goals for scientific dissemination. However, the implementation of these principles calls for a reinspection of our means of dissemination. In our viewpoint, we discuss and advocate, in the context of nonlinear science, how a notebook article represents an essential step toward this objective by fully embracing cloud computing solutions. Notebook articles as scholar articles offer an alternative, efficient and more ethical way to disseminate research through their versatile environment. This format invites the readers to delve deeper into the reported research. Through the interactivity of the notebook articles, research results such as for instance equations and figures are reproducible even for non-expert readers. The codes and methods are available, in a transparent manner, to interested readers. The methods can be reused and adapted to answer additional questions in related topics. The codes run on cloud computing services, which provide easy access, even to low-income countries and research groups. The versatility of this environment provides the stakeholders - from the researchers to the publishers - with opportunities to disseminate the research results in innovative ways.

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@article{arxiv.2103.05770,
  title  = {Notebook articles: towards a transformative publishing experience in nonlinear science},
  author = {Cristel Chandre and Jonathan Dubois},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.05770},
  year   = {2021}
}

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