Data sharing reporting: position statement from the EQUATOR Network

The EQUATOR Network executive group have recently published a position statement on data sharing reporting. The statement sets out the EQUATOR Network’s support for data sharing practices and the importance of reporting data management and sharing plans.

The executive group advise that data sharing should be a checklist item in all reporting guidelines and advocate for structured and standardised data management and sharing plans. Some informal recommendations are provided for data sharing elements to consider when developing or updating a reporting guideline and more generally for authors when reporting on data sharing.

Read the full-text of this position statement