2. Research Data Sharing Policy at Wiley
At Wiley, we are making open research not just the future of research
and research communication, but the here and now. We have four
policy-level requirements for data sharing, adopted across our portfolio
of journals [14].
- “Encourages data sharing” is our entry-level policy to encourage
data sharing. It enables journals serving researchers in communities
where data sharing is not common to start their journey towards data
sharing. There are no enforced requirements.
- “Expects data sharing” is a policy for journals that require from
every author a data availability statement to confirm presences or
absence of shared data, and a data citation. It is equivalent to the
Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) level 1 guidelines [15].
- “Mandates data sharing” is a policy for journals that require a data
availability statement, a data citation, and sharing of data (it is
equivalent to TOP level 2 [15]).
- “Mandates data sharing and peer reviews data” is a policy for
journals that take the additional step of peer reviewing data (it is
the equivalent to TOP level 3 [15]).
Of course, we recognize that the process of adopting open research
practices can be challenging and requires cultural change as emphasized
by Henriikka Mustajoki (Head of Development, Federation of Finnish
Learned Societies) [16]. Our four policy levels give flexibility so
that journals can adopt policies that are right for their research
communities.
Tiered policies like these adopted by major publishers and journals enable journals to adapt to the communities they serve [17]. The
Wiley data sharing policies are shown in Table 2, which maps each
against the Transparency Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines [15]
that are used by publishers and funders to increase transparency.