JISC

Overview

At present, many scientific academic papers are published, but the supporting data behind the paper is not.  Publishing workflow only asks for such data to be provided after the paper is published.  In practice, by this time the scientist is usually engaged in other work, so the data never gets added.  A better model is to ask for supporting data at the same time as the paper is submitted.

Aims and Objectives

The XYZ Project will create a demonstrator of a new workflow for publishing data in support of full-text.  The author prepares data for publication (if possible with validation) in a third-party trusted repository before the paper is submitted to a publisher.  Our software will manage the deposition, release to reviewers, dis-embargo and for conventional publication or as a data journal. Two Open Access publishers (International Union of Crystallography and BioMed Central) are engaged with the project and will test the new workflow.

Project Methodology

The team at Cambridge are responsible for the software development for the project, the project management, project reporting, and dissemination.  The IUCr and BioMedCentral partners will help define data publication and sustainability requirements for the new system, and help advocate to the publishing fraternity.  The IUCr will help integrate the new system with their workflow, test it, and help publicise outputs. The OKF will advise on copyright and on procedural issues and protocols in publishing open data.

Anticipated Outputs and Outcomes

• A demonstrator repository hosted by the IUCr
• Semantically-linked crystallography data
• Report, including metrics and early market feedback
• Dissemination efforts, including conference presentations

Technology / Standards

• CML (Chemical Markup Language)
• RDF (Resource Description Framework)
• DataCite and DOIs
• EmMa Embargo Management tool (adapted from CLARION project