Vidoni, Melina2023-07-032023-07-032073-4859http://hdl.handle.net/1885/293897Although R programming has been a part of research since its origins in the 1990s, few studies address scientific software development from a Software Engineering (SE) perspective. The past few years have seen unparalleled growth in the R community, and it is time to push the boundaries of SE research and R programming forwards. This paper discusses relevant studies that close this gap Additionally, it proposes a set of good practices derived from those findings aiming to act as a call-to-arms for both the R and RSE (Research SE) community to explore specific, interdisciplinary paths of research.application/pdfen-AU© 2021 The authorshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/202110.32614/RJ-2021-1082022-04-10Creative Commons Attribution licence