Data Sharing and GenBank Submissions
Author Information
Author(s): Noor MAF, Zimmerman KJ, Teeter KC
Primary Institution: Duke University
Hypothesis
How often do authors fail to submit their DNA sequences to GenBank?
Conclusion
The majority of papers provide their DNA sequences to GenBank, but some papers get published without the required accession numbers.
Supporting Evidence
- Between 3% and 20% of papers did not include GenBank accession numbers.
- Between 3% and 15% of studies never submitted their DNA sequences at all.
- Some papers had errors in the supplied accession numbers.
Takeaway
Scientists are supposed to share their DNA data, but sometimes they forget to do it when they publish their papers.
Methodology
The study examined the frequency of DNA sequence submissions to GenBank by searching six journals with submission policies.
Potential Biases
There may be a bias in reporting as some authors might intentionally not submit their data.
Limitations
The study only looked at a limited number of journals and may not represent all scientific publications.
Statistical Information
P-Value
0.08
Statistical Significance
p=0.08
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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