gaining credit for sharing research data: viewpoints on data publishing
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Gaining credit for sharing research data
Varsha Khodiyar, PhDData Curation Editor, Scientific Data
Nature Publishing Group
[email protected]@varsha_khodiyar
@scientificdata
Viewpoints on Data Publishing University of Southampton, 21st September 2015
An open access data journal
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An example Data Descriptor
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Human readable
representation of study
i.e. article (HTML & PDF)
Human readable representation
of studyi.e. article
(HTML & PDF)
Machine readable
representation of study
i.e. metadata
Sections:• Title• Abstract• Background & Summary• Methods• Data Records• Technical Validation• Usage Notes • Figures & Tables • References• Data Citations
Data Descriptor
Detailed descriptions of the methods and technical analyses supporting the quality of the measurements.Does not contain tests of new scientific hypotheses
Article
Data CitationsFormally link Data Descriptor to external data records
In-house curation team:• assists users to submit the
structured content via simple templates and an internal authoring tool• performs value-added
semantic annotation of the experimental metadata
analysis method script
Data file or record in a database
Data DescriptorStructured metadata
Licences
Data: the primary datasets will reside in public repositories.
Metadata: released under the CC0 waiver to maximize reuse and aid data miners
Data Descriptor article: Licensed by default under the CC BY licence
Helping authors find the right place for their data
Browse our recommended data repositories online. • We currently list almost 80 repositories, across
biological, medical, physical and social sciences• When required, we provide guidance to authors on the
best place to store their data
http://www.nature.com/sdata/data-policies/repositories
Selecting a repository for your data
Considerations:
1. Is your data Structured or Unstructured?
2. If Structured, is there a repository that specifically hosts your type of data?
3. If Unstructured (or no structured repository for your data exists), does your funder or institution mandate deposition to a particular repository?
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Institutional Repositories
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For institutional repository (such as ePrints Soton), select ‘DataCite DOI’ as Repository Name during submission
DataCite
What makes a good Data Descriptor?
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Decades old
datasetStandalone dataset
Data that has been used in an analysis
article
Large consortium
dataset
Data from a single
experiment
Data that YOU find valuable
and that others might find useful
too
Data associated with a high
impact analysis article
Scientific Data Collections
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Specific type of data
Output from a specific
funder or project
Visit nature.com/sdata
Email [email protected]
Tweet @ScientificData
Honorary Academic EditorSusanna-Assunta Sansone
Managing EditorAndrew L. Hufton
Data Curation EditorVarsha K. Khodiyar
Advisory Panel and Editorial Board including senior researchers, funders, librarians and curators
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