Introducing the Dryad partner program and updated fee structure: A scalable, community-driven approach to funding open data and researcher support

Today, Dryad announces a new partner program and fee structure. The updates represent a fresh approach to funding that promises to ensure our robustness as an organization and enable us to meet the demands for data sharing and researcher support now and in the future. Under our new fee structure, all authors pay a Data Publication Charge that scales with use to reflect the true costs of this work. Continue reading

PIDs and the discoverability of relevant research data

Post by Audrey Hamelers, Senior Software Developer and the Dryad team Is there a published article associated with a particular dataset? Have the authors deposited any other data? Are there other Dryad datasets associated with the same journal? Following an … Continue reading

For researchers: Upholding scientific research integrity with Dryad

Guest post by Dryad Senior Data Curator Molly Hirst A 2017 study revealed that over one-third of researchers surveyed admitted to some level of research misconduct, such as falsifying or omitting data. These alarming findings underscore the systemic challenges researchers … Continue reading

In the community: Open data in academic publishing

Learn more about how Dryad has supported data sharing since our inception in 2008, and the impact we have in advancing scientific research in this recent presentation by Dryad’s Executive Director, Jen Gibson. Continue reading

Leaders in open data: Journal editors boost standards for data sharing

One of the key drivers of Dryad’s success in the years since we first went online in 2008 is our connection to journals and the research publication workflow. While now supporting data submission at any point in the research process, and showcasing data and analysis as independently important contributions to research and discovery, our ability to capture data at a crucial point in the investigator’s path to publication remains very powerful.  Continue reading

For publishers: Delivering on your data sharing policy

Journal editors and publishers looking to deliver on their open data sharing policies and advance their open science strategies are invited to join Dryad’s Head of Publishing Services, Jess Herzog and Wiley’s Senior Commissioning Editor, Gareth Jenkins for our upcoming open house event: “Delivering on your journal’s data sharing policy with Dryad.” Continue reading