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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Scientific Publishing

Background:

  • Journals increasingly mandate open access for publication data.
  • This trend causes concern for long-term ecological and evolutionary study researchers.
  • Principal Investigators (PIs) historically share data but prefer controlled access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the viewpoint of PIs in long-term studies regarding open access data policies.
  • To highlight potential scientific consequences of uncontrolled data sharing.
  • To propose solutions balancing journal requirements and researcher needs.

Main Methods:

  • Worldwide survey of 73 principal investigators (PIs) conducting long-term ecological and evolutionary studies.
  • Analysis of PI attitudes towards data sharing and open access.
  • Discussion of data archiving costs and potential solutions.

Main Results:

  • 93% of PIs have a history of sharing data.
  • A vast majority (63%) expressed serious concern about uncontrolled open access.
  • Only 8% favored uncontrolled open access to primary data.

Conclusions:

  • PIs in long-term studies support data sharing but not uncontrolled open access.
  • Uncontrolled open access poses non-trivial scientific risks for these fields.
  • Solutions are needed to reconcile journal mandates with the specific needs of long-term research data management.