A template README for social science replication packages

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4319999
• Publication Date: 2020-12-08
• Authors: Lars Vilhuber; Marie Connolly; Miklós Koren; Joan Llull; Peter Morrow
• Keywords: Replication

The typical README in social science journals serves the purpose of guiding a reader through the available material and a route to replicating the results in the research paper, including the description of the origins of data and/or description of programs. As such, a good README file should first provide a brief overview of the available material and a brief guide as to how to proceed from beginning to end, before then diving into the specifics. These template files structure such a README in a way that is compliant with the typical data and code workflow in the social sciences.<br/>The README is under a CC-BY-NC license. Usage by commercial entities is allowed, reselling it is not.<br/>