Data from: What factors influence where researchers deposit their data? A survey of researchers submitting to data repositories

In order to better understand the factors that most influence where researchers deposit their data when they have a choice, we collected survey data from researchers who deposited phylogenetic data in either the TreeBASE or Dryad data repositories. Respondents were asked to rank the relative importance of eight possible factors. We found that factors differed in importance for both TreeBASE and Dryad, and that the rankings differed subtly but significantly between TreeBASE and Dryad users. On average, TreeBASE users ranked the domain specialization of the repository highest, while Dryad users ranked as equal highest their trust in the persistence of the repository and the ease of its data submission process. Interestingly, respondents (particularly Dryad users) were strongly divided as to whether being directed to choose a particular repository by a journal policy or funding agency was among the most or least important factors. Some users reported depositing their data in multiple repositories and archiving their data voluntarily.

为更好地厘清研究者拥有自主选择权时，对其数据存储库选择影响最为显著的核心因素，我们针对将系统发育数据存储于TreeBASE或Dryad两类数据仓储的研究者收集了调研数据。受访者被要求对八项潜在影响因素的相对重要性进行排序。研究发现，针对TreeBASE与Dryad用户群体，各因素的重要性均存在差异，且两类用户的因素排序虽细微但存在显著区别。平均而言，TreeBASE用户将数据仓储的领域专业化程度列为最高影响因素，而Dryad用户则将「对数据仓储持久存续的信任度」与「数据提交流程的便捷性」并列列为最高影响因素。值得注意的是，受访者（尤以Dryad用户为甚）在「期刊投稿政策或资助机构指定选择特定数据仓储」是否属于最或最不重要因素这一问题上存在显著分歧。部分受访者表示会将数据存储于多个仓储，并主动开展数据归档工作。