Abstract
Data citation and the derivation of semantic constructs directly from datasets have now both found their place in scientific communication. The social challenge facing us is to maintain the value of traditional narrative publications and their relationship to the datasets they report upon while at the same time developing appropriate metrics for citation of data and data constructs.
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B.M., J.T.d.D., G.v.O., J.H., B.K. and P.G. conceived of the experiment and supervised the research. H.v.H., C.C., P.-B.t.H., E.v.M., B.S. and E.S. performed the experiments. R.H., B.G., M.R. and J.V. commented on the experiments and the manuscript.
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J.H., B.K. and J.V. are in a line of business that could engage in nanopublication-related models.
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Mons, B., van Haagen, H., Chichester, C. et al. The value of data. Nat Genet 43, 281–283 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0411-281
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