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

ABSTRACT:

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 sharing of data 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 trees and associated data so as to promote re-use.

Findings

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 rudimenta

SUBMITTER: Stoltzfus A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3583491 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature