Gaining credit for sharing research data

Varsha Khodiyar, PhDData Curation Editor, Scientific Data

Nature Publishing Group

varsha.khodiyar@nature.com@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

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Email scientificdata@nature.com

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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