In this commentary, I argue that data sharing is in fact beneficial to even the most avaricious and self-interested scientists, as well as those who are more munificent and public-spirited in nature. Data sharing may actually lead to the advancement of one’s own career, accelerate the pace of one’s own scientific discoveries and increase the impact of one’s own research output.
Although there are legitimate concerns that must be carefully considered by the scientific community as data sharing is increasingly mandated, there are also concrete benefits
among those who share data as well as growing enthusiasm for data sharing.
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