Modern mathematical research increasingly depends on collaborative tools, computational environments, and online databases, and these are changing the way mathematical research is conducted and how it is turned into applications.

Traditionally, mathematics has not paid particular attention to the creation and sharing of data — the careful computation and publication of logarithm tables is a typical example of the extent and method. This has changed with the advent of computer-supported mathematics, and the practice of modern mathematics is increasingly data-driven.

The goal of the Mathematical Research Data Community is to facilitate this trend by highlighting mathematical datasets on Zenodo. Thus establishing incentives on publishing open-access datasets and making them more findable, accessible, and citable.  We hope that discussions in the community will establish best practices for interoperability and reusability of mathematical research data over time.