Requiring code sharing to strengthen transparency and trust in research

Helen Lumbard, Lauren Cadwallader, Devin Soper and on behalf of the PLOS Medicine Staff Editors

PLOS Medicine, 2026, vol. 23, issue 5, 1-3

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.Recognizing that code is as essential a research artifact as the data it analyzes, this Editorial outlines how PLOS Medicine is strengthening its code sharing policy to further ensure reproducibility and trust in the scientific record.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005107

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