Data Usage Policy
In 2009 the Toronto International Data Release Workshop agreed on a policy statement about prepublication data sharing (Nature 461, 168-170). Prepublication data release was recommended for genetic association studies involving "genomewide association analysis of thousands of samples", among other kinds of studies.
Accordingly, many of the datasets in T3 are being made available prior to publication of a global analysis by the data producers. Guidelines for appropriate sharing of these data are given in the excerpt from the Toronto Statement below.
Producers' information about specific datasets
| Description | Source | Datasets | Publication plan | Date in T3 | Unrestricted as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field trials of a wheat RIL population derived from a converted spring growth habit hard red winter wheat crossed to a hard red spring wheat. | Luther Talbert | MSU Spring Wheat x Converted Winter Wheat RIL population | Manuscript in preparation: Evaluation of a QTL mapping population derived from a converted spring growth habit hard red winter wheat crossed to a hard red spring wheat. J. P. Cook, H. Y. Heo, N. K. Blake, S.P. Lanning, J. M. Martin, and L. E. Talbert | May 2017 | Nov 2017 |
| Identification of the VERNALIZATION 4 gene | Jorge Dubcovsky | VRND4_UCD_2015 | Kippes N., J.M. Debernardi, H. Vasquez-Gross, B.A. Akpinar, B.H., K. Kato, S. Chao, E. Akhunov and J. Dubcovsky. 2015. Identification of the VERNALIZATION 4 gene reveals the origin of spring growth habit in ancient wheats from South Asia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112: E5401–E5410. | May 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| Stem solidness trial | Luther Talbert | 6x4x_2012_Bozeman | Varella, AC, Weaver DK, Sherman JD, Blake NK, Heo HY, Kalous JR, Chao S, Hofland ML, Martin JM, Kephart KD, and LE Talbert. (2015) Association Analysis of Stem Solidness and Wheat Stem Sawfly Resistance in a Panel of North American Spring Wheat Germplasm. Crop Sci. 55:2046-2055. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2014.12.0852 | May 2013 | May 2014 |
| 9K wheat iSelect assay | Eduard Akhunov | NSGCwheat9K | Details of publications can be found on the project website: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers for high-throughput genotyping to advance genomic, genetic and breeding research in wheat. | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 |
| 107 Mb exome capture assay and first generation haplotype map of wheat | Eduard Akhunov | NSGCwheat9K | Details of publications can be found on the project website: First Generation Wheat Hapmap. | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 |
Toronto Statement
Data producers should state their intentions and enable analyses of their data by:
- Informing data users about the data being generated, data standards and quality, planned analyses, timelines, and relevant contact information, ideally through publication of a citable marker paper near the start of the project or by provision of a citable URL at the project or funding-agency website
- Providing relevant metadata (e.g., questionnaires, phenotypes, environmental conditions, and laboratory methods) that will assist other researchers in reproducing and/or independently analysing the data, while protecting interests of individuals enrolled in studies focusing on humans
- Ensuring that research participants are informed that their data will be shared with other scientists in the research community
- Publishing their initial global analyses, as stated in the marker paper or citable URL, in a timely fashion
- Creating databases designed to archive all data (including underlying raw data) in an easily retrievable form and facilitate usage of both pre-processed and processed data
Data analysts/users should freely analyse released prepublication data and act responsibly in publishing analyses of those data by:
- Respecting the scientific etiquette that allows data producers to publish the first global analyses of their data set
- Reading the citeable document associated with the project
- Accurately and completely citing the source of prepublication data, including the version of the data set (if appropriate)
- Being aware that released prepublication data may be associated with quality issues that will be later rectified by the data producers
- Contacting the data producers to discuss publication plans in the case of overlap between planned analyses
- Ensuring that use of data does not harm research participants and is in conformity with ethical approvals
- Scientific journal editors should engage the research community about issues related to prepublication data release and provide guidance to authors and reviewers on the third-party use of prepublication data in manuscripts