DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16263662
title: Supplementary Materials of the Tutorial: "Promotion of Open Science in Requirements Engineering: Leveraging the ORKG and ORKG Ask for FAIR Scientific Information"

description: Summary

This collection contains all the supplementary materials of the second tutorial titled "Promotion of Open Science in Requirements Engineering: Leveraging the ORKG and ORKG Ask for FAIR Scientific Information", accepted at the 33rd IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference 2025.

The materials complement the tutorial sessions and provide participants with resources to enhance their understanding and application of open science principles in the field of Requirements Engineering (RE) by leveraging the Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG) and ORKG Ask for FAIR scientific information. These materials contain all the presentation slides and exercise materials so that everyone can repeat the theoretical presentations independently and carry out the practical exercises themselves at any time.

Contents

1. Slides - All slides used in the tutorial.




Files
Description


0. RE25 Tutorial - All Sessions.pdf
The complete set of all slides used in the tutorial, which are also provided individually for each session of the tutorial.


1. RE25 Tutorial - Welcome.pdf
The welcome with an overview of the content of the tutorial.


2. RE 25 Tutorial - Introduction to Open Science in RE.pdf
The theoretical introduction to open science regarding its importance, benefits, and incentives for researchers themselves and the wider RE community.


3. RE25 Tutorial - Introduction to ORKG and ORKG Ask.pdf
The theoretical introduction to the Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG) and ORKG Ask.


4. RE25 Tutorial - Using SciKGTeX.pdf
The practical exercise, with detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use the LaTeX package SciKGTeX to create a FAIR-annotated publication and import it into the ORKG.


5. RE25 Tutorial - Using the ORKG.pdf
The practical exercise, with detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use the ORKG to describe publications regarding their scientific information and use these descriptions to create and publish an ORKG comparison.


6. RE25 Tutorial - Using the ORKG Ask and ORKG CSV Import.pdf
The practical exercise, with detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use ORKG Ask and the ORKG CSV Import to describe publications regarding their scientific information and use these descriptions to create and publish an ORKG comparison.


7. RE25 Tutorial - Reflection and Closing.pdf
The summary, reflection, and closing of the tutorial with an outlook to the future of ExtracTable.




2. Exercise Materials - All exercise materials used in the tutorial.

2.1 SciKGTeX Materials




Folder
Description


SciKGTeX_Example


The folder contains an example publication and all required SciKGTeX files for annotating the scientific information.

Files:



example.tex : LaTeX file of the example publication.

scikgtex.lua : Required LaTeX package file for using SciKGTeX.

scikgtex.sty : Required LaTeX package file for using SciKGTeX.

project.zip : Zip file containing all above files for uploading as a project in Overleaf.


Remark: SciKGTeX is constantly being further developed. For the latest version of the required files, please refer to the corresponding GitHub project.



SciKGTeX_Solution


The folder contains an Overleaf project with the solution for a possible annotation of the example publication provided.

Files:



example.pdf : PDF with annotations embedded into the PDF's XMP metadata.

example.tex : LaTeX file of the example publication with annotations.

output.xmp_metadata.xml : XMP file generated by SciKGTeX to check the annotations created.

scikgtex.lua : Required LaTeX package file for using SciKGTeX.

scikgtex.sty : Required LaTeX package file for using SciKGTeX.

project.zip : Zip file containing all above files for uploading as a project in Overleaf.


Remark: SciKGTeX is constantly being further developed. For the latest version of the required files, please refer to the corresponding GitHub project.





2.2 ORKG Materials




Folder
Description


ORKG_Exemplary_Comparison


The folder contains a created ORKG comparison as a PDF and PNG file, consisting of 4 exemplary publications that were described with the ORKG template provided for the tutorial.



ORKG_Exemplary_Publications


The folder contains 20 PDF files with short summaries of scientific findings on empirical research practices from 20 different publications of the IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference. The participants have received these PDFs to enter them in the ORKG and then create an ORKG Comparison.

Remark: We have provided the short summaries instead of the full publications to simplify the extraction process due to time constraints.



ORKG_Template


The folder contains an overview of the ORKG template used in the tutorial as a PNG file and an N3 file of its RDF structure.





2.3 ORKG Ask & ORKG CSV Import Materials




File
Description


empty_orkg_csv_file_for_orkg_csv_import.csv


The file contains an empty template for creating an ORKG CSV file for the ORKG CSV Import with own content.



empty_orkg_csv_file_for_orkg_csv_import.xlsx


 
The file contains an empty template for creating an ORKG CSV file for the ORKG CSV Import with own content.

 



orkg_ask_synthesized_answer_and_link_to search.txt
The file contains the synthesized answer with references from ORKG Ask for the question "What is the state of the art in empirical research applied in requirements engineering?" with a link to the associated saved search.


original_orkg_ask_export_for_orkg_csv_import.csv


The file contains the original content of an exported ORKG Ask result table that is revised in the tutorial to create an ORKG Comparison using the ORKG CSV Import.



original_orkg_ask_export_for_orkg_csv_import.xlsx


The file contains the original content of an exported ORKG Ask result table that is revised in the tutorial to create an ORKG Comparison using the ORKG CSV Import.



revised_orkg_ask_export_for_orkg_csv_import.csv


The file contains the revised content of an exported ORKG Ask result table that is used in the tutorial to create an ORKG Comparison using the ORKG CSV Import.



revised_orkg_ask_export_for_orkg_csv_import.xlsx


The file contains the revised content of an exported ORKG Ask result table that is used in the tutorial to create an ORKG Comparison using the ORKG CSV Import.





Usage Notes

These materials are intended for use by the participants of the tutorial, the broader RE community, and everyone interested in open science. They are provided to support the long-term transition towards FAIR scientific information and to empower researchers to integrate open science infrastructures into their work.

License

The materials are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing for reuse and distribution in accordance with open science practices.