The ODD Protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models
THE ORIGINAL ODD PAPER
ODD (=Overview, Design concepts, Detail) is desigend as a general protocol for communicating individual-based and agent-based
models. It has been formulated and tested by 28 authors:
Grimm V, Berger U, Bastiansen F, Eliassen S, Ginot V, Giske J, Goss-Custard J, Grand T, Heinz S, Huse G,
Huth A, Jepsen JU, Jørgensen C, Mooij WM, Müller B, Pe’er G, Piou C, Railsback SF, Robbins AM, Robbins MM,
Rossmanith E, Rüger N, Strand E, Souissi S, Stillman RA, Vabø R, Visser U, DeAngelis DL. A standard protocol
for describing individual-based and agent-based models. 2006. Ecological Modelling 198:115-126.
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The Online Appendix of the paper is available here: Online Appendix 
UPDATE AVAILABLE
Currently (Jan 2010), we are working on revising a manuscript that we submitted in August 2009. It countains an updated description of ODD to "Ecological Modelling", where we took into account feedback from many colleagues and our own experience with using ODD over the last three years. ODD was only slightly revised, but its description was entirely rewritten.
The manuscript is available here: PDF
FORUM
An internet forum exists to discuss all aspects of ODD and how to use and improve it. To read one of the threads, just double-click it in the list.
If you want to reply or to post your own thread for the first time, you have to register (takes about 2 minutes; the only personal information required is your e-mail address). After registration, a password will be e-mailed to your e-mail address, so you can login and reply or post your message. In later sessions, you only need to login. If you forgot your password, you can use the "Forgot password?" button.
When posting a message, you can chose to be alerted via e-mail each time somebody contributes to your thread.
The forum is here: 
ODD forum
OPEN ABM CONSORTIUM
ODD is also discussed and promoted by The Open ABM consortium: 
Open Agent-based Modeling Consortium
Contact: Volker Grimm (e-mail: 
volker.grimm@ufz.de)
