Elsevier

Advances in Radiation Oncology

Volume 4, Issue 4, October–December 2019, Pages 551-558
Advances in Radiation Oncology

Brief Opinion
ASTRO Journals’ Data Sharing Policy and Recommended Best Practices

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Abstract

Transparency, openness, and reproducibility are important characteristics in scientific publishing. Although many researchers embrace these characteristics, data sharing has yet to become common practice. Nevertheless, data sharing is becoming an increasingly important topic among societies, publishers, researchers, patient advocates, and funders, especially as it pertains to data from clinical trials. In response, ASTRO developed a data policy and guide to best practices for authors submitting to its journals. ASTRO's data sharing policy is that authors should indicate, in data availability statements, if the data are being shared and if so, how the data may be accessed.

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Disclosures: Mr Tegbaru reports salary from ASTRO and holding the position of Managing Editor of Practical Radiation Oncology and Advances in Radiation Oncology. Ms Braverman reports a salary from ASTRO and holding the position of Managing Editor at the Red Journal. Dr Zietman reports honorarium from ASTRO as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. Dr Yom reports grants from Genentech, grants from Merck, grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, personal fees from Galera, personal fees from UpToDate, personal fees from Springer, grants from Biomimetix, outside the submitted work. Dr Miller reports honorarium fees from ASTRO as Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Radiation Oncology. Dr Jackson reports relationships with Humanetics Corporation, Scientific Advisory Board (current); ConverGene, grant writer, consultant (2017); Riptide Biosciences, grant writer, consultant (2017). Dr McNutt reports other (founder) from Oncospace Inc, grants from Canon Medical Systems, outside the submitted work. Dr Dekker reports other (founder and shareholder) from Medical Data Works BV, grants and personal fees from Varian Medical Systems, grants from Philips Health care, grants from Sohard GmbH, outside the submitted work.