Developers perception of peer code review in research software development

Background: Research software is developed by and/or used researchers, across a wide variety of domains, to perform their research. Because the complexity research software, developers cannot conduct exhaustive testing. As result, researchers have lower confidence in correctness output software. Peer code review, standard engineering practice, has helped address this problem other types Aims: review less prevalent than it In addition, literature does not contain any studies about use peer Therefore, through analyzing perceptions, goal work understand current practice development identify challenges and barriers associated with present approaches improve Method: We conducted interviews community survey collect information practices, difficulties they face, how those difficulties. Results: received 84 unique responses from surveys. The results show that while teams large amount code, lack formal process, proper organization, adequate people reviews. Conclusions: Use promising for improving quality thereby trustworthiness underlying results. using produce more readable understandable which will be easier maintain.