Open Source Software Licensing

Open Source Software Licensing is a formal legal framework that grants users the right to access, modify, and redistribute source code under conditions that ensure software freedom and collaborative development, distinguishing it from proprietary licensing models by prioritizing transparency, community contribution, and the preservation of open access rights.

255

Publications

12K

Citations

556

Authors

268

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

52

Authors

556

  1. DM
    Daniel M. Germán

    University of Victoria, Canada

    17 publications · 755 citations

    16

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  2. MD
    Massimiliano Di Penta

    University of Sannio, Italy

    13 publications · 491 citations

    13

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  3. GB
    Gabriele Bavota

    Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

    8 publications · 233 citations

    8

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  4. CV
    Christopher Vendome

    William & Mary, United States

    7 publications · 202 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. DP
    Denys Poshyvanyk

    William & Mary, United States

    7 publications · 238 citations

    7

    h-index

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 16 publications · 532 citations

    13

    h-index

  2. IEEE Software

    9 publications · 661 citations

    9

    h-index

  3. Computer

    8 publications · 312 citations

    8

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  4. Journal of the Association for Information Systems

    JAIS · 4 publications · 91 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Empirical Software Engineering

    4 publications · 132 citations

    4

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