posted on 2024-11-16, 03:30authored byDarrell S Kaufman, Nerilie J Abram, Michael Evans, Pierre Francus, Hugues Goosse, Hans W Linderholm, Marie-France Loutre, Belen Martrat, Helen McGregorHelen McGregor, Raphael Neukom, Scott St George, Christian Turney, Lucien Von Gunten
Data stewardship is an essential element of the publication process. Knowing how to enact data polices that are described only in general terms can be difficult, however. Examples are needed to model the implementation of open-data polices in actual studies. Here we explain the procedure used to attain a high and consistent level of data stewardship across a special issue of the journal Climate of the Past. We discuss the challenges related to (1) determining which data are essential for public archival, (2) using data generated by others, and (3) understanding data citations. We anticipate that open-data sharing in paleo sciences will accelerate as the advantages become more evident and as practices that reduce data loss become the accepted convention.
Funding
El Niño in a changing climate: novel long-term perspectives from Pacific corals and model simulations
Kaufman, D. S., Abram, N. J., Evans, M. N., Francus, P., Goosse, H., Linderholm, H. W., Loutre, M., Martrat, B., McGregor, H. V., Neukom, R., St George, S., Turney, C. & von Gunten, L. (2018). Technical note: Open-paleo-data implementation pilot - The PAGES 2k special issue. Climate of the Past, 14 (5), 593-600.