  Software source code is an essential research output, and many research
communities strongly encourage making the source code of the artefact available
by archiving it in publicly-accessible long-term archives.Software Heritage is
a non profit, long term universal archive specifically designed for software
source code, and able to store not only a software artifact, but also its full
development history. It provides the ideal place to preserve research software
artifacts, and offers powerful mechanisms to enhance research articles with
precise references to relevant fragments of your source code.Using Software
Heritage for your research software artifacts is straightforward and involves
three simple steps. This document details each of these three steps, providing
guidelines for making the most out of Software Heritage for your research.
