From b11afc52327c299ca02f49d1f24f5b79b408c68b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Frank=20L=C3=B6ffler?= Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 11:40:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] add reference that shows (not just as an opinion) that good rdm (and sharing data) benefits researchers --- bibliography.bib | 15 +++++++++++++++ paper.tex | 1 + 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/bibliography.bib b/bibliography.bib index aa3187d..52d177e 100644 --- a/bibliography.bib +++ b/bibliography.bib @@ -4913,6 +4913,21 @@ @Article{Teal2015 publisher = {Edinburgh University Library}, } +@article{The_citation_advantage_of_linking_publications_to_research_data, + doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0230416}, + author = {Colavizza, Giovanni AND Hrynaszkiewicz, Iain AND Staden, Isla AND Whitaker, Kirstie AND McGillivray, Barbara}, + journal = {PLOS ONE}, + publisher = {Public Library of Science}, + title = {The citation advantage of linking publications to research data}, + year = {2020}, + month = {04}, + volume = {15}, + url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230416}, + pages = {1-18}, + number = {4}, + +} + @Article{Tractenberg2019, author = {Tractenberg, Rochelle E. and Lindvall, Jessica M. and Attwood, Teresa K. and Via, Allegra}, title = {The {M}astery {R}ubric for {B}ioinformatics: A tool to support design and evaluation of career-spanning education and training}, diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index ae701d6..dc18121 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ \subsubsection{Research data management} Both data and software play a fundamental role in almost all of research. Over the past decades, Research Data Management (RDM) has evolved into a topic of national interest with NFDI\footnote{Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur: the national research data infrastructure in Germany} consortia for all disciplines and a research data law. Federal state RDM initiatives\footnote{\url{https://forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deutschsprachigen-raum/deutschland/}} have established the topic further and provide regional training, networking and other supporting services. +Research supports~\autocite{The_citation_advantage_of_linking_publications_to_research_data} the nowadays generally accepted notion that good RDM benefits researchers, in this case increasing their citation counts. Many research organisations have set up established central RDM groups that support research projects in all aspects from grant proposals to hands-on support and maintaining Data Management Plans (DMPs). Funding agencies acknowledge the importance of research data and have started to make RDM mandatory in research projects. From 516deed3b3e1ad2598cce7b4adc8d910fd8bbc2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Frank=20L=C3=B6ffler?= Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 11:59:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] reviewer answer --- review_answers/review_2_answers.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md index ae229e5..d2fa791 100644 --- a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md +++ b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md @@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ We refer to Gruenpeter M, et al.: Defining research software: A controversial di > Section 2.2.1 compares RSE to Research Data Management. The comparison is reasonable but you assume RDM is already successful. Provide at least one citation showing measurable success of central RDM units in Germany. **Answer:** +We think that RDM and RDM units are successful if and only if they benefit researchers and research as a whole. +Research is influenced by too many factors simultaneously to clearly identify the effect of just one. +In addition, research success is not clearly defined in any case. +Given these conditions it is perhaps not surprising that there are not many rigorous scientific studies to causation or even just correlation. +However, we added one of the few, in which a correlation between quality and presence of data availability sections (indicating existing RDM) and citations counts is shown. --- From cbc64fd7d652cc50945ea3cddfc28d33208ac055 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 13:37:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Move citation to the end --- paper.tex | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index dc18121..26a00d8 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ \subsubsection{Research data management} Both data and software play a fundamental role in almost all of research. Over the past decades, Research Data Management (RDM) has evolved into a topic of national interest with NFDI\footnote{Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur: the national research data infrastructure in Germany} consortia for all disciplines and a research data law. Federal state RDM initiatives\footnote{\url{https://forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deutschsprachigen-raum/deutschland/}} have established the topic further and provide regional training, networking and other supporting services. -Research supports~\autocite{The_citation_advantage_of_linking_publications_to_research_data} the nowadays generally accepted notion that good RDM benefits researchers, in this case increasing their citation counts. +Research supports the nowadays generally accepted notion that good RDM benefits researchers, in this case increasing their citation counts~\autocite{The_citation_advantage_of_linking_publications_to_research_data}. Many research organisations have set up established central RDM groups that support research projects in all aspects from grant proposals to hands-on support and maintaining Data Management Plans (DMPs). Funding agencies acknowledge the importance of research data and have started to make RDM mandatory in research projects. From 946e2bba7182fe9aec472d65363bc93d67cbc44b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 13:39:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Trim reviewer answer --- review_answers/review_2_answers.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md index d2fa791..903d880 100644 --- a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md +++ b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md @@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ We refer to Gruenpeter M, et al.: Defining research software: A controversial di **Answer:** We think that RDM and RDM units are successful if and only if they benefit researchers and research as a whole. Research is influenced by too many factors simultaneously to clearly identify the effect of just one. -In addition, research success is not clearly defined in any case. Given these conditions it is perhaps not surprising that there are not many rigorous scientific studies to causation or even just correlation. However, we added one of the few, in which a correlation between quality and presence of data availability sections (indicating existing RDM) and citations counts is shown.