Archiving Primary Data: Solutions for Long-Term Studies

Autor: Mills, J.A., Teplitsky, C., Arroyo, B., Charmantier, A., Becker, P.H., Birkhead, T.R., Bize, P., Blumstein, D.T., Bonenfant, C., Boutin, S., Bushuev, A., Cam, E., Cockburn, A., Côté, S.D., Coulson, J.C., Daunt, F., Dingemanse, N.J., Doligez, B., Drummond, H., Espie, R.H., Festa-Bianchet, M., Frentiu, F., Fitzpatrick, J.W., Furness, R.W., Garant, D., Gauthier, G., Grant, P.R., Griesser, M., Gustafsson, L., Hansson, B., Harris, M.P., Jiguet, F., Kjellander, P., Korpimäki, E., Krebs, C.J., Lens, L., Linnell, J.D., Low, M., McAdam, A., Margalida, A., Merilä, J., Møller, A.P., Nakagawa, S., Nilsson, J.Å., Nisbet, I.C., van Noordwijk, A.J., Oro, D., Pärt, T., Pelletier, F., Potti, J., Pujol, B., Réale, D., Rockwell, R.F., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Roulin, A., Sedinger, J.S., Swenson, J.E., Thébaud, C., Visser, M.E., Wanless, S., Westneat, D.F., Wilson, A.J., Zedrosser, A.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 581-589
Popis: The recent trend for journals to require open access to primary data included in publications has been embraced by many biologists, but has caused apprehension amongst researchers engaged in long-term ecological and evolutionary studies. A worldwide survey of 73 principal investigators (Pls) with long-term studies revealed positive attitudes towards sharing data with the agreement or involvement of the PI, and 93% of PIs have historically shared data. Only 8% were in favor of uncontrolled, open access to primary data while 63% expressed serious concern. We present here their viewpoint on an issue that can have non-trivial scientific consequences. We discuss potential costs of public data archiving and provide possible solutions to meet the needs of journals and researchers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE