Handling Open Research Data within the Max Planck Society -- Looking Closer at the Year 2020
Abstract: This paper analyses the practice of publishing research data within the Max Planck Society in the year 2020. The central finding of the study is that up to 40\% of the empirical text publications had research data available. The aggregation of the available data is predominantly analysed. There are differences between the sections of the Max Planck Society but they are not as great as one might expect. In the case of the journals, it is also apparent that a data policy can increase the availability of data related to textual publications. Finally, we found that the statement on data availability "upon (reasonable) request" does not work.
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