How data sharing requirements from funders affects you at JHU?

U.S. federal agencies are stressing the importance of providing public access to scholarly data and publications resulting from federally funded research by implementing new policies and recommendations for data sharing.

Why Encourage Data Sharing?

Data sharing enables research results to be rapidly validated, securely preserved, and used in further studies. Requiring public access to data and publications represents research funder’s efforts to improve access to information and increase public trust in science. Sharing data openly also aligns with Hopkins’ mission to “bring the benefits of discovery to the world” by offering freely available, equitable access to the important research done at Hopkins.

NIH and New Data Sharing Policy

NIH, one of JHU’s largest research funders, has instituted a new Data Management & Sharing Policy set to take effect on January 25^th, 2023. The policy encourages the sharing of research data to the greatest extent possible. NIH requires researchers to submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plan) as part of the proposal, which discusses how they will manage and share their data. The Johns Hopkins community has published guides to help JHU researchers meet the requirements of the new NIH policy.

Johns Hopkins University Research Administration (JHU Research Administration)
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Guide (Welch Medical Library and Sheridan Libraries)

NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan support (JHU Data Services)

Where to Get Help

NIH DMS Plans

Use the DMPTool to draft your Plan
Request feedback on your plan from JHU Data Services.

Data Sharing Repositories

Email JHU Data Services for advice on an appropriate data sharing repository
If you have data that can be open to the public and no disciplinary repository exists for your data, you can use the Johns Hopkins Research Data Repository.

Open Access Publications

Nancy Shin, Scholarly Communications Librarian, Welch Medical Library, Medical Campus
Laurel Crawford, Manager of Collection Strategies, Sheridan Libraries, Homewood Campus