Academia has a problem. Research is becoming increasingly computational and data-driven, but_the traditional paper and scientific journal has barely changed to accommodate this growing form of analysis. The current referencing structure makes it difficult for anyone to reproduce the results in a paper, either to check findings or build upon their results. In addition, scientists that generate code for middle-author contributions struggle to get the credit they deserve. The Mozilla Science Lab, GitHub and Figshare_–_a repository where academics can upload, share and cite their research materials – is starting to tackle the problem. The trio have developed a system so...

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