Minimum Information Standards in Chemistry: A Call for Better Research Data Management Practices
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 61, pp. e202203038
Abstract
Research data management (RDM) is needed to assist experimental advances and data collection in the chemical sciences. Many funders require RDM because experiments are often paid for by taxpayers and the resulting data should be deposited sustainably for posterity. However, paper notebooks are still common in laboratories and research data is often stored in proprietary and/or dead-end file formats without experimental context. Data must mature beyond a mere supplement to a research paper. Electronic lab notebooks (ELN) and laboratory information management systems (LIMS) allow researchers to manage data better and they simplify research and publication. Thus, an agreement is needed on minimum information standards for data handling to support structured approaches to data reporting. As digitalization becomes part of curricular teaching, future generations of digital native chemists will embrace RDM and ELN as an organic part of their research.
Authors 11
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Institut für Anorganische Chemie RWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1A 52074 Aachen Germany
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FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
Affiliation as printed
E-Research FIZ Karlsruhe—Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Affiliation as printed
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre 12 Union Road Cambridge CB2 1EZ UK
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EZ UK
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Affiliation as printed
Department of Chemistry University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville FL 32224 USA
Department of Chemistry, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 USA
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Department of Chemistry Duesbergweg 10–14 55128 Mainz Germany
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Cornell University Library 293 Clark Hall Ithaca NY 14853-2501 USA
Cornell University Library, 293 Clark Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-2501 USA
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Steffen Neumann corresponding
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Affiliation as printed
Bioinformatics and Scientific Data Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle Germany
Bioinformatics and Scientific Data, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
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Christoph Steinbeck corresponding
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena Lessingstr. 1 07743 Jena Germany
Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Lessingstr. 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
Affiliation as printed
E-Research FIZ Karlsruhe—Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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Oliver Koepler corresponding
Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
Affiliation as printed
Lab Linked Scientific Knowledge TIB—Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology Welfengarten 1B 30173 Hannover Germany
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