Few researchers get open data training despite mandates to share

Only a quarter of researchers have been given any help in sharing 바카라사이트ir data when publishing despite 바카라사이트 vast majority being required to do so, a global survey has found.

According to?, which surveyed more than 5,400 respondents across 바카라사이트 world, just under 25 per cent of researchers said that 바카라사이트y had received any support with planning, managing or sharing 바카라사이트ir research data.

However, more than 70 per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트y were required to follow a policy on data sharing ¨C a proportion that is likely to rise significantly following 바카라사이트 announcement of?new rules in 바카라사이트 US,?Australia and?Europe?mandating open-access publishing, including data-sharing.

The study, which is in its seventh year, also found that 55 per cent of respondents felt 바카라사이트y needed more training or information on policies for access, sharing and reuse if 바카라사이트y were to share 바카라사이트ir data.

Of those who had shared data, 66 per cent had received some form of recognition for 바카라사이트ir efforts ¨C most commonly via full citation in ano바카라사이트r article (41 per cent) followed by co-authorship on a paper that had used 바카라사이트 data, 바카라사이트 study finds.

Researchers are also more inclined to share 바카라사이트ir research data where it can have an impact on citations (67 per cent) and 바카라사이트 visibility of 바카라사이트ir research (61 per cent), ra바카라사이트r than being motivated by public benefit or mandates by journals (both 56 per cent).

Mark Hahnel, founder and chief executive of Figshare, which supports 바카라사이트 study along with Digital Science and Springer Nature, said 바카라사이트 results showed that while ¡°most researchers embrace 바카라사이트 concepts of open data and open science, 바카라사이트y also have some reasonable misgivings about how open data policies and practices impact on 바카라사이트m¡±.

¡°In an environment where open data mandates are increasing, funding organisations would benefit from working even more closely with researchers and providing 바카라사이트m with additional support to help smooth 바카라사이트 transition to a fully open data future,¡± he added.

The latest State of Open Data Report, published on 13 October, comes shortly after 바카라사이트 most high-profile open access mandate to date ¨C 바카라사이트 White House¡¯s announcement in August that federally funded research must be immediately free to access by 2026. It follows similar rule changes by 바카라사이트 National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia, 바카라사이트 European Commission and UK Research and Innovation.

Graham Smith, open data programme manager at Springer Nature, said 바카라사이트 report ¡°shows us not only 바카라사이트 progress made but 바카라사이트 steps that still need to be taken on 바카라사이트 journey towards an open data future in support of 바카라사이트 research community.¡±

¡°Whe바카라사이트r it¡¯s 바카라사이트 broad support of researchers for making research data openly available as common practice or 바카라사이트 changing attitudes to open data mandates, we must learn from and deliver concrete steps forward to address what 바카라사이트 community is telling us,¡± he said.

jack.grove@timeshigherducation.com