Research Papers
Researcher's Willingness to Submit Data for Data Sharing: A Case Study on a Data Archive for Psychology
Authors:
I Dehnhard ,
PsychData, Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier, Germany, DE
E Weichselgartner,
Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier, Germany, DE
G Krampen
Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier, Germany, DE
Abstract
Data sharing has gained importance in scientific communities because scientific associations and funding organizations require long term preservation and dissemination of data. To support psychology researchers in data archiving and data sharing, the Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information developed an archiving facility for psychological research data in Germany: PsychData. In this paper we report different types of data requests that were sent to researchers with the aim of building up a sustainable data archive. Resulting response rates were rather low, however, comparable to those published by other authors. Possible reasons for the reluctance of researchers to submit data are discussed.
How to Cite:
Dehnhard, I., Weichselgartner, E. and Krampen, G., 2013. Researcher's Willingness to Submit Data for Data Sharing: A Case Study on a Data Archive for Psychology. Data Science Journal, 12, pp.172–180. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2481/dsj.12-037
Published on
23 Nov 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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