When goodbye comes too soon: How to wrap up science projects quickly
Megan Hastings Hagenauer, Stacey J. Winham, Alexandra L. J. Freeman, Paul W. Sternberg, Benedict J. Kolber
TL;DR
This paper suggests ways to quickly wrap up science projects when they end early, to save data and progress.
Contribution
The paper introduces low-cost methods for documenting and publishing partial scientific work under uncertainty.
Findings
Researchers can use inexpensive solutions to document unfinished projects quickly.
Publishing 'as you go' helps preserve progress in uncertain environments.
Abstract
Science projects are designed and funded to last several years, but sometimes end prematurely, leading to lost data and effort. We discuss inexpensive solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects and for publishing “as you go” in an uncertain environment. Science projects are designed and funded on the scale of years, so what happens when researchers need to finish prematurely? This Community Page discusses solutions for quickly documenting partially finished projects, and for publishing ‘as you go’ in an uncertain environment.
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Taxonomy
Topicsscientometrics and bibliometrics research · Academic Publishing and Open Access · Health and Medical Research Impacts