Introducing JAMA Network Open

Abstract

How scientific information is generated and disseminated has evolved rapidly over the last few decades. The investment in scientific research, once dominated by North America and northern Europe, has expanded globally, propelled by countries in Asia, the growth of the European Union, and the emergence of vigorous scientific communities in countries in South America and Africa. The internet and other technologic advances enable international collaboration. Large foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust have shifted the focus from local to global. Consonant with changes in how and where research is conducted and funded, there is now a strong movement to ensure that benefits of these investments are readily available to scientists and the public around the world. Underpinning this effort is the near universal migration of publishing, academic and lay, from print to digital, facilitating rapid, global dissemination of information. Given that there are more than 28 000 peer-reviewed journals, 1 one might ask whether the world needs another. We

Data Sharing—The Time Has (Not Yet?) Come

“…We think that Peterson and Rockhold and Gibson have contributed important new dimensions of the ongoing discussions on data sharing that are worthy of the consideration of the cardiovascular community. We embrace open science and especially welcome JAMA Network Open . But we should remember the Chinese proverb: “When you drink the water, remember who dug the well.”…”