Open data and data sharing in articles about COVID-19 published in preprint servers medRxiv and bioRxiv.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to analyze the content of data availability statements (DAS) and the actual sharing of raw data in preprint articles about COVID-19. The study combined a bibliometric analysis and a cross-sectional survey. We analyzed preprint articles on COVID-19 published on medRxiv and bioRxiv from January 1, 2020 to March 30, 2020. We extracted data sharing statements, tried to locate raw data when authors indicated they were available, and surveyed authors. The authors were surveyed in 2020-2021. We surveyed authors whose articles did not include DAS, who indicated that data are available on request, or their manuscript reported that raw data are available in the manuscript, but raw data were not found. Raw data collected in this study are published on Open Science Framework (https://

SUBMITTER: Strcic J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8956135 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature