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fishcore software paper

R
fisheries software
reproducibility
indicators
Decision-gated software-paper concept for a reusable R framework for standardized fisheries indicators and spatio-temporal analysis.
Status: Planned · Type: Software-paper concept · Decision gate: 30 June 2027

Purpose

This manuscript will be activated only if the underlying fishcore R framework matures into a sufficiently general, documented, tested, and reusable scientific software product to justify a dedicated software publication.

Evidence required before activation

  • stable public API and semantic versioning;
  • comprehensive documentation and automated tests;
  • synthetic or open examples and reproducible vignettes;
  • demonstrated reuse across multiple downstream products;
  • a defensible gap relative to existing fisheries R packages.

Current stage

No substantial manuscript development is planned before the decision gate. Development effort should remain focused on software stabilization and demonstrated reuse.

Candidate output

A software paper, potentially for the Journal of Open Source Software or The R Journal, only if the publication criteria are met.

This is intentionally shown as a planned project rather than as an active publication. A private paper repository can exist as a decision gate without implying that a manuscript is already underway.