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Editorial
. 2018 Dec 20;14(12):e1006561.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006561. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Ten simple rules for documenting scientific software

Benjamin D Lee  1
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Editorial

Ten simple rules for documenting scientific software

Benjamin D Lee. PLoS Comput Biol. .
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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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