Rewarding data publication:

ipt.biodiversity.aqAnton Van de Putte

Royal Belgian Institute For Natural SciencesSCAR-Marbin / AntaBIF

SCAR OSC18 July 2012

Antarctic Treaty

« In order to promote international cooperation in scientific investigation in Antarctica, […]

, the Contracting Parties agree that, to the greatest extent feasible and practicable:

[…]Scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made

freely available. »

What? share my precious data?

Advantages of data publication

• when data is available, (re-)collection of data is minimized; thus, use of resources is optimized

• well-managed, long-term preservation helps retain data integrity

• re-analysis of data helps verify results data, which is a key part of the scientific process

• different interpretations or approaches to existing data contribute to scientific progress –especially in an interdisciplinary setting;

• data availability provides safeguards against misconduct related to data fabrication and falsification

Tenopir C, Allard S, Douglass K, Aydinoglu AU, Wu L, et al. (2011) Data Sharing by Scientists: Practices and Perceptions. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021101

Perception on data publishing

• What scientists think other scientists should do

• 90% scientists should freely share data with other scientists after publication

• 30.5% scientists should share data and materials before publication

• What scientists actually do:

• Only 10% actually shares their data from published papers

Tenopir C, Allard S, Douglass K, Aydinoglu AU, Wu L, et al. (2011) Data Sharing by Scientists: Practices and Perceptions. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021101 AND REFERENCES HERE-IN

Reasons for not publishing data

•concerns about patient privacy/endangered species

•concerns about future publishing opportunities

•desire to retain exclusive rights to data that had taken many years to produce

•the amount of effort involved in accessing and sharing datasets

Tenopir C, Allard S, Douglass K, Aydinoglu AU, Wu L, et al. (2011) Data Sharing by Scientists: Practices and Perceptions. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021101 AND REFERENCES HERE-IN

Data publication tools

• Avoid multiplying effort

• Give a concrete reward

• Ensure proper citation

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Reward data publishing

•Benefits of the Data Paper

–Scholarly credit to Data Publishers

–Describe the data in structured human readable form

–Bring the existence of the data to the attention of the scholarly community

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