Recommendations for independent scholarly publication of data sets

A Creative Commons Working Paper (March 2010). Excerpt: "We encourage everyone involved in data sharing and reuse to take a holistic view of the data reuse problem. The attention that the various pieces of the problem are receiving is welcome, but it's not just about review, or publication, or deposit guidelines, or archiving. All parts of the system must work together if we are to create the incentives needed for adequate publication and therefore to maximize return on research investment. The data paper in both its traditional and overlay forms can pick up where conventional publications leave off and provide the advocacy for reuse that the research cycle demands."