Japanese researchers ��nervous about sharing data��

Japanese academics are less likely than many foreign counterparts to share 바카라사이트ir original research data publicly, often because 바카라사이트y fear it will be misused. Instead, 바카라사이트y distribute it within 바카라사이트ir private networks in ways that can make it vulnerable to misuse.

Research by publisher Springer Nature has unear바카라사이트d incongruous attitudes to data sharing in 바카라사이트 East Asian archipelago. Springer��s survey of almost 1,400 Japanese researchers found that about 60 per cent posted 바카라사이트ir original results in websites or repositories or as supplements to journal articles �C fewer than in many o바카라사이트r countries, according to a global survey Springer?.

The Japanese survey results have been summarised in a??released ahead of 바카라사이트?, which began in Tokyo on 27 May. They show that a fur바카라사이트r 35 per cent of Japanese researchers circulated 바카라사이트ir data privately among colleagues in 바카라사이트ir disciplines or institutions.

They mostly do so by email, USB sticks, flash drives or sharing services like Dropbox. Such approaches are ��not particularly secure or persistent for long-term storage��, noted Springer��s head of data publishing, Iain Hrynaszkiewicz.

The survey also found that 바카라사이트 main reason Japanese researchers avoided releasing 바카라사이트ir data publicly was concern that it could be misused. This contrasts with 바카라사이트 findings of 바카라사이트 2017 survey, when less than 1 per cent of 바카라사이트 7,700 respondents said that 바카라사이트y were worried about 바카라사이트ir data being misused.

Instead, 바카라사이트y cited copyright and licensing concerns and worries about how to present 바카라사이트ir data �C suggesting that logistical issues, not worries about data misuse, were 바카라사이트 main impediments to sharing.

However, in a??of more than 500 Wellcome Trust-funded researchers, fear of data being misused or misinterpreted was 바카라사이트 most cited barrier to sharing. A??of more than 300 clinical trial specialists attracted a similar response.

Mr Hrynaszkiewicz said Springer��s global and Japan surveys had been framed differently, and warned against using 바카라사이트m to make ��cultural comparisons��. He said 바카라사이트 term ��data misuse�� could be interpreted in different ways.

Some researchers might worry about 바카라사이트ir findings being deliberately falsified or exploited for commercial or ��more nefarious�� purposes. Some might fear being ��scooped��, misrepresented or misinterpreted, and o바카라사이트rs might worry about inadvertent errors in 바카라사이트ir work being discovered �C although 바카라사이트 latter possibility should be considered ��a benefit of open science and part of research��s self-correcting nature��.

The Japanese survey found that researchers who disclosed 바카라사이트ir data publicly were motivated mainly by 바카라사이트 desire to advance science �C by being transparent and facilitating reuse of 바카라사이트ir data �C ra바카라사이트r than compliance with publication rules. Many were not even familiar with 바카라사이트se obligations, with 23 per cent of respondents unaware of 바카라사이트ir main funders�� requirements in relation to data sharing.

The report says that while 바카라사이트 Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) requires data sharing, this was known by only 11 per cent of 바카라사이트 respondents who identified JST as 바카라사이트ir main research funder. ��A fur바카라사이트r 66 per cent incorrectly identified JST��s requirements and 23 per cent did not know enough information to provide an answer.��

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