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Implementing an Open & FAIR data sharing policy—A case study in the earth and environmental sciences
Author(s) -
Can Matthew,
Kelly Andrew,
Freeman Chris
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap.1442
Subject(s) - interoperability , data sharing , order (exchange) , computer science , open data , environmental policy , open science , environmental economics , world wide web , business , economics , medicine , alternative medicine , finance , pathology , physics , astronomy
This paper outlines the impact of the introduction of an Open & FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data sharing policy on six earth and environmental science journals published by Taylor & Francis, beginning in November 2019. Notably, 18 months after implementing this new policy, we observed minimal impacts on submission, acceptance rates, or peer‐review times for the participating journals. This paper describes the changes that were required to internal systems and processes in order to implement the new policy, and compares our findings with recent literature reports on the impact of journals introducing data‐sharing policies.