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Couldn't this be fixed by having the creator of the data as a co-author on any paper that uses the data? The basic conflict is that it's hard/expensive/time-co
by radu_floricica 4y ago
Couldn't this be fixed by having the creator of the data as a co-author on any paper that uses the data?
The basic conflict is that it's hard/expensive/time-consuming to make data, and easier to write papers on existing data sets. So just split the work, and make it a legitimate occupation to create good data sets. As of now, generating the data by itself has no benefits for scientists, other than the papers they can subsequently write using it. Feels a bit like having to make a screwdriver every time you want to work on your car.
- IanCal 4y agoA better solution is to properly credit researchers for releasing data that then gets used by caring about citations to data. That needs to be tracked better, things are improving but until there are metrics and tracking as a common part of evaluation I don't think it will change.
- ISL 4y agoAs a sibling says, it is probably better to improve citation and culture around the importance of datasets. As an experimentalist, I really want people to make use of my measurements, but I really don't want to be a co-author on a paper that makes wild and incorrect conclusions using my data.