On the unbearable lightness of mandatory data sharing

"To the individual researcher, preparing and referencing background data for archiving may feel like an unwelcome addition to the already-tedious publication process but, at least in our case, we knew at heart that the reviewer was very correct in their demands. In general, mandatory archiving is a way to bring rigour to data collection and management and will, at the same time, improve transparency of research and publishing...."