Paperlab Reproducibility Capsule

PaperLab Reproducibility Capsule

When to Use

USE WHEN: preparing a paper submission, revision, supplementary material, or book computational appendix that must be rerunnable.

Capsule Structure

replication_package/
  README.md
  manifest.json
  commands.ps1
  environment.txt
  raw_data/
  scripts/
  notebooks/
  expected_outputs/

Manifest Fields

• NeqSim commit hash,
• PaperLab commit hash,
• Java version,
• Python version,
• dependency list,
• random seeds,
• input data files,
• output files and tolerances,
• commands required to rerun,
• known platform limitations.

Pass Criteria

• A reviewer can rerun the core results without reading private notes.
• Figures and summary metrics have regeneration commands.
• Non-public data dependencies are clearly excluded or replaced with fixtures.
• Expected numerical tolerances are stated.

Safety Rules

• Do not include internal documents, credentials, tokens, or browser profiles.
• Do not rely on local absolute paths in rerun commands.
• Keep large generated files out of the capsule unless required for review.