Data paper : reminder of the context and the issues
Heterogeneity (data types, origin, standards) &
Diversity of “objects” to be linked together1
Loss of information over time2
Data paper : reminder of the context and the issues
Computational reproducibility frequently refers to the ability to generate equivalent analytical outcomes from the same data set using the same code and software1.
[…] all raw data and metadata, code, programming scripts, and bespoke software necessary for fully replicating any analyses that lead to inferences made in a published study2.
Data paper : reminder of the context and the issues
“Research data are defined as factual records in the form of figures, texts, images and sounds which are used as the main sources for scientific research and which the scientific community generally recognizes as being necessary to validate research results”1.
“Metadata, which can be simply defined as “data about data,” is a way of naming things and representing data and their relationships […] Metadata is structured information that describes, explains, locates, or otherwise makes it easier to retrieve, use or manage an information resource”2.
Data paper : reminder of the context and the issues
Data paper : reminder of the context and the issues
Data life cycle
FAIR Principles
Flux and stocks of data
data paper : Description
A data paper is a scientific publication that precisely describes a data set, and informs the scientific community of its existence, its methods and its potential for reuse1
data paper : Description
A scientific publication whose primary purpose is to describe a data set or group of data sets, rather than to report a research investigation.
- DOI: indexing and citation : Data Papers are indexed by Web of Knowledge (ISI), PubMedCentral, Scopus, Zoological Record, Google Scholar, CAB Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), EBSCO.
- Title : Promotion and publicizing data
- Authors: Acknowledgement and credit for data publishers through scientific publication
- Abstract: description of data in a structured, human-readable form
- Other sections : material and methods, taxonomic coverage, geographic coverage, descriptive statistics, …
data paper : Description
data paper from Research Le Bras et al., 2017
data paper from Policies 
Lepareur et al., 2022
data paper from citizen sciences 
Coché et al., 2021
data paper : Description
Adding statistical analyses or graphical representations is possible (and recommanded)
data paper : Description
The Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) developed by the GBIF:
- is a free open-source software and used by organizations around the world to create and manage repositories for sharing biodiversity datasets.
- facilitates the filling of metadata and the automated production of a Data Paper manuscript.
Data paper : description
back to the standardization
data paper : description
Data paper : process
good Level of FAIRness
- Open data (CC-BY 4.0 compatible with Etalab)
- Mandatory license
- Direct link to download raw datasets
- Thematic scope (All biodiversity including paleo- and archaeo-biodiversity)
- Geographic scope (Data produced by France)
- Temporal coverage (at least one data acquisition date)
- Abstract
- Title, authors and contacts
- Acquisition framework (at least via a text field)
- DOI / unique identifiers
- taxonomic coverage (if taxa are present)
- keywords related to the Thesaurus
- Data attributes (Dictionary of data attributes with units and descriptions)
- Semantic annotation (Keywords and attribute names, unlimited usable resources)
Data paper : process
Pipeline to describe and to publish a data paper
Data papers : resources
Data Share
by the CEntre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) - French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB).
The aim of this call is to accelerate the sharing of open-access and large scale ‘novel’ biodiversity related datasets.
For more information: Data Share
OpenMetaPaper
by the French Biodiversity data hub (PNBD - Data Terra) and the French nodal point of the GBIF
The aims are to increase the opening of research data around the use of the EML standard and its links with other data and metadata standards in ecology
For more information: OpenMetaPaper
Support and training by th best teams ever ;)
Data paper : resources
listing of journals accepting data paper on GBIF.org
Data paper : resources
Ecological journals with “ethical” aspects on Dafnee ISEM
Data paper : resources
