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dc.contributor.authorHe, Lin
dc.contributor.authorNahar, Vinita
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-02T14:55:03Z
dc.date.available2016-08-02T14:55:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-18
dc.identifier.citationReuse of scientific data in academic publications 2016, 68 (4):478 Aslib Journal of Information Management
dc.identifier.issn2050-3806
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/AJIM-01-2016-0008
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/617848
dc.description.abstractPurpose In recent years, a large number of data repositories have been built and used. However, the extent to which scientific data is reused in academic publications is still unknown. This article explores the functions of re-used scientific data in scholarly publication in different fields. Design/methodology/approach To address these questions, we identified 827 publications citing resources in the Dryad Digital Repository (DDR) indexed by Scopus from 2010 to 2015. Findings The results show that: (i) the number of citations to scientific data increases sharply over the years, but mainly from data-intensive disciplines, such as Agricultural, Biology Science, Environment Science and Medicine; (ii) the majority of citations are from the originating articles; (iii) researchers tend to reuse data produced by their own research groups. Research limitations/implications data may be re-used without being formally cited. Originality/value The conservatism in data sharing suggests that more should be done to encourage researchers to re-use other’s data.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/AJIM-01-2016-0008
dc.subjectResearch Data
dc.subjectData reuse
dc.subjectData Repositories
dc.subjectCitation Analysis
dc.subjectAcademic Publications
dc.subjectDryad Digital Repository
dc.subjectScientific communication
dc.titleReuse of scientific data in academic publications
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalAslib Journal of Information Management
dc.date.accepted2016-05-04
rioxxterms.funderUniversity of Wolverhampton
rioxxterms.identifier.projectNo. 13CTQ035 and No.15BTQ061
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2016-08-02
dc.source.volume68
dc.source.issue4
dc.source.beginpage478
dc.source.endpage494
refterms.dateFCD2018-10-19T09:26:31Z
refterms.versionFCDAM
refterms.dateFOA2016-08-02T00:00:00Z
html.description.abstractPurpose In recent years, a large number of data repositories have been built and used. However, the extent to which scientific data is reused in academic publications is still unknown. This article explores the functions of re-used scientific data in scholarly publication in different fields. Design/methodology/approach To address these questions, we identified 827 publications citing resources in the Dryad Digital Repository (DDR) indexed by Scopus from 2010 to 2015. Findings The results show that: (i) the number of citations to scientific data increases sharply over the years, but mainly from data-intensive disciplines, such as Agricultural, Biology Science, Environment Science and Medicine; (ii) the majority of citations are from the originating articles; (iii) researchers tend to reuse data produced by their own research groups. Research limitations/implications data may be re-used without being formally cited. Originality/value The conservatism in data sharing suggests that more should be done to encourage researchers to re-use other’s data.


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