RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sharing study materials in health and medical research
JF BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
JO BMJ EBM
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bmjebm-2022-111987
DO 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-111987
A1 DeVito, Nicholas J
A1 Morton, Caroline
A1 Cashin, Aidan Gregory
A1 Richards, Georgia C
A1 Lee, Hopin
YR 2022
UL http://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/09/26/bmjebm-2022-111987.abstract
AB Making study materials available allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the scientific literature. Sharing can take many forms and include a wide variety of outputs including code and data. Biomedical research can benefit from increased transparency but faces unique challenges for sharing, for instance, confidentiality concerns around participants’ medical data. Both general and specialised repositories exist to aid in sharing most study materials. Sharing may also require skills and resources to ensure that it is done safely and effectively. Educating researchers on how to best share their materials, and properly rewarding these practices, requires action from a variety of stakeholders including journals, funders and research institutions.Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.