Time for sharing data to become routine: the seven excuses for not doing so are all invalid [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Data are more valuable than scientific papers but researchers are incentivised to publish papers not share data. Patients are the main beneficiaries of data sharing but researchers have several incentives not to share: others might use their data to get ahead in the academic rat race; they might be...

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Main Authors: Richard Smith, Ian Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-04-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/5-781/v1