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T1 To what extent is researchers' data-sharing motivated by formal mechanisms of recognition and credit?
A1 Dorta González, María Isabel
A1 Dorta González, Pablo
A1 González Betancor, Sara María
A2 Ingeniería Informática y de Sistemas
K1 Data sharing
K1 Data reuse
K1 Data citation
K1 Professional age-cohort differences 
K1 Open data 
K1 Open science
AB Data sharing by researchers is a centerpiece of Open Science principles and scientific progress. For a sample of 6019 researchers, we analyze the extent/frequency of their data sharing. Specifically, the relationship with the following four variables: how much they value data citations, the extent to which their data-sharing activities are formally recognized, their perceptions of whether sufficient credit is awarded for data sharing, and the reported extent to which data citations motivate their data sharing. In addition, we analyze the extent to which researchers have reused openly accessible data, as well as how data sharing varies by professional age-cohort, and its relationship to the value they place on data citations. Furthermore, we consider most of the explanatory variables simultaneously by estimating a multiple linear regression that predicts the extent/frequency of their data sharing. We use the dataset of the State of Open Data Survey 2019 by Springer Nature and Digital Science. Results do allow us to conclude that a desire for recognition/credit is a major incentive for data sharing. Thus, the possibility of receiving data citations is highly valued when sharing data, especially among younger researchers, irrespective of the frequency with which it is practiced. Finally, the practice of data sharing was found to be more prevalent at late research career stages, despite this being when citations are less valued and have a lower motivational impact. This could be due to the fact that later-career researchers may benefit less from keeping their data private.
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/40121
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 23-nov-2024