Groves, T. Managing UK research data for future use. BMJ 2009 338: b1252
The BMJ has recently joined a host of other journals in encouraging authors to make raw research data available to others. Authors are being asked to include a data sharing statement at the end of their original research articles. The statement will explain what additional data are available, to whom and from where they can be found. However, for medical journals sharing of clinical research data has ethical implications, with the maintenance of patient confidentiality being a major challenge. A list of solutions are proposed.
doi:10.1136/bmj.b1252
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/mar25_1/b1252
The BMJ has recently joined a host of other journals in encouraging authors to make raw research data available to others. Authors are being asked to include a data sharing statement at the end of their original research articles. The statement will explain what additional data are available, to whom and from where they can be found. However, for medical journals sharing of clinical research data has ethical implications, with the maintenance of patient confidentiality being a major challenge. A list of solutions are proposed.
doi:10.1136/bmj.b1252
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/mar25_1/b1252
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