In quantitative social science papers, the discussion section serves as a place to analyse and put findings into a wider context. Philipp Schoenegger and Raimund Pils argue that rather than adding value, these discussions can leave findings open to the…
Category: open science
As cOAlition S consults on the future of community based scholarly publishing – it is time for social sciences and humanities to have their say
Reflecting on the open consultation into the future of community based scholarly publishing being run by cOAlition S, Niamh Tumelty outlines issues for the social sciences and humanities and invites readers to make their own contribution to the consult…
For authors: What are PIDs and how do they amplify your data’s impact?
Find out how Dryad links your research data to the people, organizations, and publications that bring it to life through our use of persistent identifiers (PIDs). Continue reading →
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How can open data sharing policies be more attentive to qualitative researchers?
Open data practices are largely conceived and managed in ways that support quantitative, rather than qualitative data. Susie Weller outlines how an ethics of care is essential to making open qualitative data practical and ethical. In the UK, the growth…
Reflecting on open data present and future: Recordings from Dryad’s Annual Community Meeting
Recordings from Dryad’s 2023 Annual Community Meeting highlight the impact of artificial intelligence on open data, why academic institutions partner with us to publish data, and community involvement in our software development process. Continue readi…
New at Dryad: Latest changes to our governing board
Dryad welcomes five open data leaders as Board Members for the 2023-2024 term. Continue reading →
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For data creators: Top 5 reasons we can’t publish your dataset (yet)
Tips for following Dryad’s data sharing best practices to make sure your dataset is published rapidly and smoothly. Continue reading →
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Striking a balance between openness and free access in scholarly infrastructure – DOAJ at 20
Drawing on the findings of a sustainability review of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Joanna Ball and Andrea Chiarelli reflect on why funding this type of resource is a complex endeavour. They consider challenges shared by all open schola…
A decade of surveys on attitudes to data sharing highlights three factors for achieving open science
Drawing on survey data across a ten year period, Josh Borycz, Alison Specht, and Kevin Crowston, explore how attitudes to open data and more broadly open science have shifted and identify three factors that shape uptake of open science practices. Open …
In the community: Open data in academic publishing
Learn more about how Dryad has supported data sharing since our inception in 2008, and the impact we have in advancing scientific research in this recent presentation by Dryad’s Executive Director, Jen Gibson. As part of the IntechOpen Journals webinar…