Requiring code sharing to strengthen transparency and trust in research.

Lumbard, Helen; Cadwallader, Lauren; Soper, Devin; PLOS Medicine Staff Editors · PLoS Med · 2026

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Abstract

PLOS Medicine has always championed open science and data transparency. Now, recognizing that code is as essential a research artifact as the data it analyzes, we are strengthening our code sharing policy to further ensure reproducibility and trust in the scientific record.

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