Connecting data, software, and peer-reviewed publications: a publisher case study

Poster presented at AGU24 on December 10th, 2024 in Informatics session IN21D - Enhancing Research and Climate Change Assessments Through Open Data, FAIR Principles, Persistent Identifier Interconnections, and Funder Mandates I Poster.

 

Abstract:

 

In support of a growing push in the Earth and space science community to elevate the importance of research outputs beyond the peer-reviewed paper, many publishers, including the American Geophysical Union, now ask authors to share and cite data and software or code with a persistent identifier alongside their research articles. These policies help to increase the transparency and reproducibility of science and enhance data and software reuse, and, when data and software citation are properly implemented, can improve traceability of and credit for these research objects. However, significant challenges remain before we can fully realize the potential of these policies. These include the need for education and efficient workflows to ease the burden on and incentivize the researcher at the point of data and/or software publication as well as at article publication. Here, we will share a progress report from AGU on the effect our policies have had on data and software sharing and citation in our journals and discuss work by AGU and the broader community to break down barriers for the researcher, improve linking of research objects to articles using persistent identifiers, and ensure that data and software creators receive appropriate credit for their work.