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Consequences for not sharing?

Posted by S-E-L on 27 Sep 2009 at 09:57 GMT

This study confirms what many researchers have experienced when trying to obtain original data.

What is the value of a data sharing policy when it is not, or cannot, be enforced? Perhaps authors that do not share data without a valid reason (e.g. confidentiality, further analyses planned, etc.) should only be allowed to publish further articles in PLoS journals when they have complied with previous requests for data.

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