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Why Cochrane should prioritise sharing data

Discussing Cochrane's practice on data sharing.

Key messages

  • Cochrane could lead and set standards for open data sharing from systematic reviews
  • Availability of data from Cochrane reviews would give opportunities for collaboration, innovation, scientific replication, novel research, and clinical decision making
  • It would also reduce the considerable waste of the current duplication of effort in systematic reviewing
Authors
  • Ben Goldacre, Carl Heneghan, Chris Del Mar, Christian Gluud, Clive Adams, David Moher, Elaine Beller, Erika Ota, Farhad Shokraneh, Hilda Bastian, Joey Kwong, John PA Ioannidis, Jon Brassey, Laura Amato, Luke Vale, Mahesh Jayaram, Marina Davoli, Mike Clarke, Paul Glasziou, Rachel Buchbinder, Rebecca Syed Sheriff, Tammy Hoffmann
Citation
Shokraneh, F., et al (2018). BMJ, k3229. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3229