Identifying the Complex Position of Research Data and Data Sharing Among Researchers in Natural Science

• Published in: SAGE open Vol. 7; no. 3
• Main Authors: Kurata, Keiko, Matsubayashi, Mamiko, Mine, Shinji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2017; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: data-sharing perspectives; contextuality; research data; research practices; collaboration; data ambiguity; data sharing

This article aims to provide an overview of researchers’ practices and perceptions on data use and sharing. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 23 Japanese researchers in the natural sciences to identify their research practices and data use, including data sharing. We divided the intervie...