Sharing and re-use of phylogenetic trees (and associated data) to facilitate synthesis

BACKGROUND: Recently, various evolution-related journals adopted policies to encourage or require archiving of phylogenetic trees and associated data. Such attention to practices that promote data sharing reflects rapidly improving information technology, and rapidly expanding potential to use this technology to aggregate and link data from previously published research. Nevertheless, little is known about current practices, or best practices, for publishing phylogenetic trees and associated data in a way that promotes re-use. RESULTS: Here we summarize results of an ongoing analysis of current practices for archiving phylogenetic trees and associated data, current practices of re-use, and current barriers to re-use. We find that the technical infrastructure is available to support rudimentary archiving, but the frequency of archiving is low. Currently, most phylogenetic knowledge is not easily re-used due to a lack of archiving, lack of awareness of best practices, and lack of communit...研究背景：近期，诸多进化领域期刊相继出台政策，鼓励乃至要求对系统发育树（phylogenetic trees）及其关联数据进行存档。此类对数据共享实践的重视，既反映了信息技术的快速迭代升级，也体现了利用该技术整合、关联已发表研究数据的潜力持续扩张。然而，当前学界对于以促进复用为目标的系统发育树及关联数据发表的现行实践与最佳实践，仍知之甚少。 研究结果：本文总结了一项针对系统发育树及关联数据存档现状、复用实践及复用障碍的持续分析成果。研究表明，支撑基础存档的技术基础设施已趋于完备，但实际存档频率普遍较低。当前，由于存档缺失、对最佳实践缺乏认知以及社区层面的……等因素，大部分系统发育学相关知识难以实现便捷复用。