{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4406258329","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3701208","title":"Tales of Transitions: Seeking Scientific Software Sustainability","display_name":"Tales of Transitions: Seeking Scientific Software Sustainability","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-01-10","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4406258329","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3701208"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3701208","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3701208","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210183893","display_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction","issn_l":"2573-0142","issn":["2573-0142"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"hybrid","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3701208","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091768359","display_name":"Johanna Cohoon","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3352-9766"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I148283060","display_name":"Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory","ror":"https://ror.org/02jbv0t02","country_code":"US","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1330989302","https://openalex.org/I148283060","https://openalex.org/I39565521"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Johanna Cohoon","raw_affiliation_strings":["Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I148283060"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5059105472","display_name":"Caifan Du","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2538-607X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86519309","display_name":"The University of Texas at Austin","ror":"https://ror.org/00hj54h04","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Caifan Du","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5034085206","display_name":"James Howison","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5702-149X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86519309","display_name":"The University of Texas at Austin","ror":"https://ror.org/00hj54h04","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"James Howison","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5091768359"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I148283060"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.6111,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.83218931,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":"9","issue":"1","first_page":"1","last_page":"25"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11675","display_name":"Open Source Software Innovations","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11675","display_name":"Open Source Software Innovations","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11704","display_name":"Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing","score":0.9957000017166138,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11986","display_name":"Scientific Computing and Data Management","score":0.9833999872207642,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1802","display_name":"Information Systems and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sustainability","display_name":"Sustainability","score":0.7360855937004089},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/peer-production","display_name":"Peer production","score":0.668447732925415},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/variety","display_name":"Variety (cybernetics)","score":0.6108505129814148},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/production","display_name":"Production (economics)","score":0.5473145246505737},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.5279048085212708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-development","display_name":"Software development","score":0.4930979907512665},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/public-relations","display_name":"Public relations","score":0.46879610419273376},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/knowledge-management","display_name":"Knowledge management","score":0.43981432914733887},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.40910691022872925},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-ethics","display_name":"Engineering ethics","score":0.3793680667877197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/political-science","display_name":"Political science","score":0.36291101574897766},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.3590875566005707},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.25789427757263184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/economics","display_name":"Economics","score":0.08891069889068604}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66204764","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219416","display_name":"Sustainability","level":2,"score":0.7360855937004089},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779507501","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797769","display_name":"Peer production","level":2,"score":0.668447732925415},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136197465","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1729295","display_name":"Variety (cybernetics)","level":2,"score":0.6108505129814148},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778348673","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739302","display_name":"Production (economics)","level":2,"score":0.5473145246505737},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.5279048085212708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C529173508","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638608","display_name":"Software development","level":3,"score":0.4930979907512665},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.46879610419273376},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C56739046","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192060","display_name":"Knowledge management","level":1,"score":0.43981432914733887},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.40910691022872925},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55587333","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133029","display_name":"Engineering ethics","level":1,"score":0.3793680667877197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.36291101574897766},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3590875566005707},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.25789427757263184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.08891069889068604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139719470","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39680","display_name":"Macroeconomics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3701208","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3701208","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210183893","display_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction","issn_l":"2573-0142","issn":["2573-0142"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3701208","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3701208","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210183893","display_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction","issn_l":"2573-0142","issn":["2573-0142"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4570321197","display_name":"CAREER: Sustaining Scientific Infrastructure:  Researching Transition from Grants to Peer Production","funder_award_id":"1453548","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G8364731621","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"1453548","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320323817","funder_display_name":"Universitas Brawijaya"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G848032724","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"Science","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320323817","display_name":"Universitas Brawijaya","ror":"https://ror.org/01wk3d929"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":58,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1490781083","https://openalex.org/W1896125358","https://openalex.org/W1979290264","https://openalex.org/W1979686352","https://openalex.org/W1991258628","https://openalex.org/W1993414956","https://openalex.org/W1996639218","https://openalex.org/W1997854308","https://openalex.org/W2000513793","https://openalex.org/W2006624349","https://openalex.org/W2034888853","https://openalex.org/W2047354150","https://openalex.org/W2054628911","https://openalex.org/W2056617872","https://openalex.org/W2068967448","https://openalex.org/W2074641669","https://openalex.org/W2081311064","https://openalex.org/W2085071100","https://openalex.org/W2090177212","https://openalex.org/W2090469606","https://openalex.org/W2096547436","https://openalex.org/W2098386901","https://openalex.org/W2100137827","https://openalex.org/W2101825147","https://openalex.org/W2104983845","https://openalex.org/W2119031905","https://openalex.org/W2119890358","https://openalex.org/W2120194367","https://openalex.org/W2125654285","https://openalex.org/W2125741004","https://openalex.org/W2142440840","https://openalex.org/W2160372915","https://openalex.org/W2161171842","https://openalex.org/W2179159580","https://openalex.org/W2201200918","https://openalex.org/W2236733383","https://openalex.org/W2321621029","https://openalex.org/W2333784334","https://openalex.org/W2415464486","https://openalex.org/W2489613602","https://openalex.org/W2607998937","https://openalex.org/W2901303390","https://openalex.org/W2969587639","https://openalex.org/W3018965553","https://openalex.org/W3022607203","https://openalex.org/W3026621107","https://openalex.org/W3090087898","https://openalex.org/W3122662328","https://openalex.org/W3123293202","https://openalex.org/W3137149983","https://openalex.org/W3177267976","https://openalex.org/W4205809757","https://openalex.org/W4234246774","https://openalex.org/W4234937597","https://openalex.org/W4236271749","https://openalex.org/W4239286561","https://openalex.org/W4250167534","https://openalex.org/W4385753058"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2032233321","https://openalex.org/W3121970507","https://openalex.org/W2110028391","https://openalex.org/W54497855","https://openalex.org/W217960748","https://openalex.org/W3125814499","https://openalex.org/W2090827041","https://openalex.org/W2148533276","https://openalex.org/W2094012830","https://openalex.org/W187246281"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Software":[0],"is":[1,12],"crucial":[2],"to":[3,18,35,53,95,115,176,180,199],"science,":[4],"but":[5],"sustaining":[6,193],"projects":[7,41,74],"for":[8,93,161],"long":[9],"term":[10],"impact":[11],"challenging.":[13],"Scientists":[14],"and":[15,46,65,92,136,156,166,189],"funders":[16],"look":[17],"''the":[19],"open":[20,60],"source":[21,61],"way''":[22],"(known":[23],"as":[24,31,120],"peer":[25,116,121,201],"production":[26,117,202],"in":[27,163,192],"the":[28,73,86,99,111,145,164,187],"organizational":[29,134,138],"literature)":[30],"a":[32,55,76,123,142],"promising":[33],"route":[34,114],"sustainability.":[36],"We":[37,101],"studied":[38,72],"scientific":[39,150,194],"software":[40,151,182],"funded":[42],"by":[43,50,109],"research":[44],"grants":[45,82],"which":[47],"were":[48],"encouraged":[49],"their":[51,59],"funder":[52],"develop":[54],"sustainable":[56,181],"community":[57],"around":[58,83],"code.":[62],"Using":[63],"interviews":[64],"content":[66],"analysis":[67],"of":[68,90,133,137,144,147,169],"online":[69],"presences,":[70],"we":[71,106,140,172,185],"over":[75],"seven":[77],"year":[78],"period,":[79],"from":[80],"receiving":[81],"2014":[84],"through":[85,130],"typically":[87],"three":[88],"years":[89,97],"funding,":[91],"up":[94],"four":[96,103],"following":[98],"funding.":[100],"make":[102],"contributions:":[104],"First,":[105],"find":[107],"that":[108,149],"far":[110],"most":[112],"successful":[113],"was":[118],"beginning":[119],"production,":[122],"result":[124],"with":[125],"clear":[126],"policy":[127],"implications.":[128],"Second,":[129],"our":[131],"taxonomies":[132,175],"forms":[135,148],"change,":[139],"paint":[141],"landscape":[143],"variety":[146],"development":[152],"can":[153],"take":[154],"on":[155],"transition":[157],"between":[158],"providing":[159],"language":[160],"discussion":[162],"literature":[165],"among":[167],"communities":[168],"practice.":[170],"Third,":[171],"use":[173],"these":[174],"describe":[177],"multiple":[178],"routes":[179],"development.":[183],"Finally,":[184],"discuss":[186],"challenges":[188],"strategies":[190],"involved":[191],"software,":[195],"including":[196],"choices":[197],"not":[198],"pursue":[200],"at":[203],"all.":[204]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-10T15:06:20.359241","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}