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Matias Policani Barrios Post 1

• 4 March 2020, 9:16 AM

Credit for data

When I asked around in my institution most of them were afraid that people won't credit them for the data or worst, steal their data and publish it as if it were they own.

Emma Harris

Emma Harris
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Post 2 in reply to 1

• 5 March 2020, 12:31 PM

Hi Matias 

Yes that is a very common concern. I think the most important thing is licensing. If you put data in a repository e.g. Zenodo you can select a CC-BY or a CC-BY-NC license which means if someone uses it and does not credit you then they are committing plagiarism and if they try to use it as their own they are violating your legal copyright. Now it might be a lengthy process but most journals will retract any article that commits those issues, making the authors retract the paper. 

So while sharing your research data may feel risky you do actually have some protections. Of course there is always a danger with sharing but the benefits are generally much greater. 

Gimeno Antonio Post 4 in reply to 2

• 8 March 2020, 10:06 PM

In my opinion, I also think that credit for our data is one of the most limiting factors to make FAIR our data, maybe becuase we are not yet used to using this type of licences because we are not aware of this trend from our own research institutions.

Carlos Marto Post 3 in reply to 1

• 5 March 2020, 3:13 PM

I agree with you. My colleagues and I feel the same. That's why I think it's so important to explain the concept of open data, how it can be well made, and the tools we have for that. I believe that how better-informed researchers are about the benefits of open data more will adhere to this option.