The Ethics of Data Sharing and Reuse in Biology

Type Journal Article Author Clifford S. Duke Author John H. Porter URL http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/6/483 Volume 63 Issue 6 Pages 483-489 Publication BioScience ISSN 0006-3568, 1525-3244 Date 06/01/2013 Extra 00014 Journal Abbr BioScience DOI 10.1525/bio.2013.63.6.10 Accessed 2016-01-22 22:33:43 Library Catalog bioscience.oxfordjournals.org Language en Abstract Recent increases in capabilities for gathering, storing, accessing, and sharing data are creating corresponding opportunities for scientists to use data generated by others in their own research. Although sharing data and crediting sources are among the most basic of scientific ethical principles, formal ethical guidelines for data reuse have not been articulated in the biological sciences community. This article offers a framework for developing ethical principles on data reuse, addressing issues such as citation and coauthorship, with the aim of stimulating a conversation in the science community and with the goal of having professional societies formally incorporate considerations of data reuse into their codes of ethics.