How to publish R packages in good journals
R packages for researchers
In earlier posts, we have discussed the procedure to develop an R package and its importance in computational research. The R packages are a great tool to create reproducible research. Thousands of such R packages are been contributed to the CRAN, nowadays. A similar thing is observed in Python and other languages such as Matlab. On my own experience, I can say, it’s really difficult and challenging to make your package/s popular and raise the number of downloads unless you have a great team and follower who can share it with the targeted audience.
I found, publishing such packages in reputed journals is a great option to bring your R package in the traditional research and make researchers try-on. It is true that the R package itself is the citable entity, but making available it in publication format has several benefits, such as:
- While following the publishing procedure, the package gets reviewed by several reviewers and editors, which ensure the usefulness and reliability of the package.
- The published version of the package increases the confidence of its users while using it.
- Out of hundreds of available packages, the published ones are experiencing more downloads and citations.