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Motivating data contributions via a distinct career currency

Author(s) -

Mark Westoby,

Daniel S. Falster,

Julian Schrader

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

proceedings of the royal society b biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.342

H-Index - 253

eISSN - 1471-2954

pISSN - 0962-8452

DOI - 10.1098/rspb.2020.2830

Subject(s) - currency , valuation (finance) , promotion (chess) , selection (genetic algorithm) , data science , survey data collection , computer science , business , marketing , public relations , economics , accounting , political science , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , politics , law , monetary economics

If collecting research data is perceived as poorly rewarded compared to data synthesis and analysis, this can slow overall research progress via two effects. People who have already collected data may be slow to make it openly accessible. Also, researchers may reallocate effort from collecting fresh data to synthesizing and analysing data already accessible. Here, we advocate for a second career currency in the form of data contributions statements embedded within applications for jobs, promotions and research grants. This workable step forward would provide for peer opinion to operate across thousands of selection and promotion committees and granting panels. In this way, fair valuation of data contributions relative to publications could emerge.

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