Data sharing practices in open access mode: a study of the willingness to share data in different disciplines

Enwald, Heidi; Grigas, Vincas; Rudžionienė, Jurgita; Kortelainen, Terttu

doi:10.47989/irpaper932

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“…What is more, the activities of data sharing more focused on the field of natural sciences (Enwald et al, 2022 ; McCain, 1995 ), especially in medical, pandemic, and clinical research (Reardon, 2014 ; Ross et al, 2009 ; Yancy et al, 2018 ), and biological, genomic and ecological research (Cambon-Thomsen et al, 2011 ; Kauffmann & Cambon-Thomsen, 2008 ; Powers & Hampton, 2019 ; Reichman et al, 2011 ; Whitlock, 2011 ). As a consequence, the willingness to share research data as OA data was higher in the natural sciences (Ohmann et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…As a consequence, the willingness to share research data as OA data was higher in the natural sciences (Ohmann et al, 2021 ). In contrast, there are no well-developed traditions of OD and OA in the humanities and social sciences (Enwald et al, 2022 ), although there have already been emerging practices in psychology (Martone, 2018 )and politics (Hartzell, 2015 ). Even in these fields, data sharing is still in its infancy.…”

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Is open science a double-edged sword?: data sharing and the changing citation pattern of Chinese economics articles

Zhang

2023

Scientometrics

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Data sharing is an important part of open science (OS), and more and more institutions and journals have been enforcing open data (OD) policies. OD is advocated to help increase academic influences and promote scientific discovery and development, but such a proposition has not been elaborated on well. This study explores the nuanced effects of the OD policies on the citation pattern of articles by using the case of Chinese economics journals. China Industrial Economics (CIE) is the first and only Chinese social science journal so far to adopt a compulsory OD policy, requiring all published articles to share original data and processing codes. We use the article-level data and difference-in-differences (DID) approach to compare the citation performance of articles published in CIE and 36 comparable journals. Firstly, we find that the OD policy quickly increased the number of citations, and each article on average received 0.25, 1.19, 0.86, and 0.44 more citations in the first four years after publication respectively. Furthermore, we also found that the citation benefit of the OD policy rapidly decreased over time, and even became negative in the fifth year after publication. In conclusion, this changing citation pattern suggests that an OD policy can be double edged sword, which can quickly increase citation performance but simultaneously accelerate the aging of articles. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11192-023-04684-8.

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Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Hypothesesmentioning

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Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is open science a double-edged sword?: data sharing and the changing citation pattern of Chinese economics articles

Zhang

2023

Scientometrics

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To share or not to share, that is the question: a qualitative study of Chinese astronomers’ perceptions, practices, and hesitations about open data sharing

Liu,

Zhao,

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Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Many astronomers in Western countries may have taken open data sharing (ODS) for granted to enhance astronomical discoveries and productivity. However, how strong such an assumption holds among Chinese astronomers has not been investigated or deliberated extensively. This may hinder international ODS with Chinese astronomers and lead to a misunderstanding of Chinese astronomers’ perceptions and practices of ODS. To fill this gap, we conducted a qualitative study comprising 14 semi-structured interviews and 136 open-ended survey responses with Chinese astronomers to understand their choices and concerns regarding ODS. We found that many Chinese astronomers conducted ODS to promote research outputs and respected it as a tradition. Some Chinese astronomers have advocated for data rights protection and data infrastructure’s further improvement in usability and availability to guarantee their ODS practices. Still, some Chinese astronomers agonized about ODS regarding the validity of oral commitment with international research groups and the choices between international traditions and domestic customs in ODS. We discovered two dimensions in Chinese astronomers’ action strategies and choices of ODS and discussed their descriptions and consequences. We also proposed the implications of our research for enhancing international ODS in future work.

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The utilisation of open research data repositories for storing and sharing research data in higher learning institutions in Tanzania

Mosha,

Ngulube

2023

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PurposeThe study aims to investigate the utilisation of open research data repositories (RDRs) for storing and sharing research data in higher learning institutions (HLIs) in Tanzania.Design/methodology/approachA survey research design was employed to collect data from postgraduate students at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania. The data were collected and analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. A census sampling technique was employed to select the sample size for this study. The quantitative data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), whilst the qualitative data were analysed thematically.FindingsLess than half of the respondents were aware of and were using open RDRs, including Zenodo, DataVerse, Dryad, OMERO, GitHub and Mendeley data repositories. More than half of the respondents were not willing to share research data and cited a lack of ownership after storing their research data in most of the open RDRs and data security. HILs need to conduct training on using trusted repositories and motivate postgraduate students to utilise open repositories (ORs). The challenges for underutilisation of open RDRs were a lack of policies governing the storage and sharing of research data and grant constraints.Originality/valueResearch data storage and sharing are of great interest to researchers in HILs to inform them to implement open RDRs to support these researchers. Open RDRs increase visibility within HILs and reduce research data loss, and research works will be cited and used publicly. This paper identifies the potential for additional studies focussed on this area.

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Data sharing practices in open access mode: a study of the willingness to share data in different disciplines

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Is open science a double-edged sword?: data sharing and the changing citation pattern of Chinese economics articles

Is open science a double-edged sword?: data sharing and the changing citation pattern of Chinese economics articles

To share or not to share, that is the question: a qualitative study of Chinese astronomers’ perceptions, practices, and hesitations about open data sharing

The utilisation of open research data repositories for storing and sharing research data in higher learning institutions in Tanzania

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