Introduction

What You’ll Learn

In just 5 minutes, you’ll have your GitHub code permanently archived on Zenodo with a citable DOI. Perfect for:

  • 📄 Journal submissions requiring code availability
  • 🎓 Academic citations of your computational work
  • 🔒 Long-term preservation beyond GitHub’s lifespan
  • 🏆 Research impact through proper attribution

Prerequisites

  • Existing GitHub account with a code repository
  • Basic familiarity with GitHub (pushing, releases)
  • 5 minutes of focused time

What You’ll Get

By the end of this guide:

✅ Your GitHub repository connected to Zenodo
✅ Automatic archiving set up
✅ A permanent DOI for your code
✅ Ready-to-use citation format

Let’s get started!

This guide assumes you already know Git/GitHub basics. We focus only on the Zenodo integration.