Data-sharing practices in publications funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research: a descriptive analysis

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dc.contributor.authorRead, Kevin B.
dc.contributor.authorGanshorn, Heather
dc.contributor.authorRutley, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorScott, David R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T17:11:23Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T17:11:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) appliesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: As Canada increases requirements for research data management and sharing, there is value in identifying how research data are shared and what has been done to make them findable and reusable. This study aimed to understand Canada’s data-sharing landscape by reviewing how data funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are shared and comparing researchers’ data-sharing practices to best practices for research data management and sharing. Methods: We performed a descriptive analysis of CIHR-funded publications from PubMed and PubMed Central published between 1946 and Dec. 31, 2019, that indicated that the research data underlying the results of the publication were shared. We analyzed each publication to identify how and where data were shared, who shared data and what documentation was included to support data reuse. Results: Of 4144 CIHR-funded publications identified, 1876 (45.2%) included accessible data, 935 (22.6%) stated that data were available via request or application, and 300 (7.2%) stated that data sharing was not applicable or possible; we found no evidence of data sharing in 1558 publications (37.6%). Frequent data-sharing methods included via a repository (1549 [37.4%]), within supplementary files (1048 [25.3%]) and via request or application (935 [22.6%]). Overall, 554 publications (13.4%) included documentation that would facilitate data reuse. Interpretation: Publications funded by the CIHR largely lack the metadata, access instructions and documentation to facilitate data discovery and reuse. Without measures to address these concerns and enhanced support for researchers seeking to implement best practices for research data management and sharing, much CIHR-funded research data will remain hidden, inaccessible and unusable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRead, K. B., Ganshorn, H., Rutley, S., Scott, D. R. (2021). Data-sharing practices in publications funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research: A descriptive analysis. CMAJ Open, 9(4).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6108
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Medical Associationen_US
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Saskatchewan
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.subjectResearch data managementen_US
dc.subjectData-sharing
dc.subjectCanadian Institutes of Health Research
dc.subjectCIHR-funded publications
dc.subjectCIHR-funded research data
dc.subjectData discovery
dc.subjectData reuse
dc.titleData-sharing practices in publications funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research: a descriptive analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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