This page lists some of the options available for publishing research data or finding data for your own research.
There are many data repositories so we have listed directories to help you locate them as well as some key data sources.
NEW - Google has recently introduced Dataset Search (beta) which uses AI to search across multiple repositories - if their content is tagged correctly.
JCU data records are harvested by Research Data Australia which means they are discoverable using the Dataset Search.
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Institutional, national, international, generalist and discipline-specific repositories are available to support long-term access to research data.
Your funder or journal may mandate data deposition in a particular repository e.g."Most journals require DNA and amino acid sequences that are cited in articles be submitted to a public sequence repository (DDBJ/ENA/Genbank - INSDC) as part of the publication process." -- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/submit/
Many journals integrate data deposition in a generalist repository with the submission of manuscripts e.g. Dryad.
Some researchers may also choose to publish a data paper. Data journals are publications whose primary purpose is to expose datasets. This may be considered best practice for researchers whose primary output is data. See the ANDS Guide on Data and Journals for more information and check out some examples by JCU researchers in ResearchOnline@JCU
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Both FAIRsharing and Re3Data provide information on an array of criteria to help researchers identify the most suitable one for their needs:
The PLoS and Nature lists are highly recommended for finding repositories by discipline:
Other lists:
Repository | Storage costs | More information |
$120 USD for first 20 GB and $50 for each additional 10 GB |
FAIRSharing entry | |
Figshare |
Free, upload files up to 5 GB |
FAIRSharing entry |
Open Science Framework (OSF) |
Free, 5 GB per file |
FAIRSharing entry |
For JCU staff and HDR students | Toolkit TDH page | |
Zenodo |
Free, 50GB per dataset |
re3data entry |
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