Common characteristics of open source software development and applicability for drug discovery: a systematic review

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Possible founder application

When adapting open collaboration to data products, transfer mechanisms and incentives cautiously rather than copying OSS wholesale.

Reported result

What the study found

Synthesizes recurring OSS characteristics for application beyond software; no meta-analysis was appropriate due to heterogeneous methods and samples.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Systematic review with qualitative synthesis/meta-ethnography

Sample and setting

47 empirical studies: 19 qualitative, 22 quantitative, six mixed-methods.

Scope and transfer

Limitations to keep in view

Review is heterogeneous and two-thirds of included studies focus on large, active projects, biasing findings toward successful communities.

Research sources

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