Publisher Frontiers is the latest to propose a solution to the challenges researchers face when making their data open and re-usable
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Principles intended to make research data findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable (Fair) have gained increasing traction since they were endorsed by the G20 nations in 2016. Yet scientists still find their practical application a challenge.
Tools to help them are increasingly available, although there are also concerns that commercial actors risk compromising the goals of open science.
According to Tereza Szybisty, research project manager at European open science non-profit OpenAIRE, the barriers to implementing the Fair principles include gaps in infrastructure, limited incentives and a lack of data stewards. These barriers vary between countries, institutions and disciplines. “Some areas already have strong infrastructures and support systems in place, while others are still developing them,” Szybisty told Science|Business.
In many cases, research…
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