10.6084/m9.figshare.5331814.v3 Francisco Queiroz Francisco Queiroz Raniere Silva Raniere Silva Jonah Miller Jonah Miller Sandor Brockhauser Sandor Brockhauser Hans Fangohr Hans Fangohr Track 1 Paper: Good Usability Practices in Scientific Software Development figshare 2017 WSSSPE5.1 Best Practices Usability Scientific Software Computational Science Software for Science Computer Software not elsewhere classified Computer-Human Interaction 2017-08-31 13:53:59 Journal contribution https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Track_1_Paper_Good_Usability_Practices_in_Scientific_Software_Development/5331814 <div>Scientific software often presents very particular requirements regarding usability, which is often completely overlooked in this setting. As computational science has emerged as its own discipline, distinct from theoretical and experimental science, it has put new requirements on future scientific software developments. In this paper, we discuss the background of these problems and introduce nine aspects of good usability. We also highlight best practices for each aspect with an emphasis on applications in computational science.</div>