From: Linda Wagner <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:03:29 +0000 > Can anyone explain, how important it is for publishers to collect funding details from authors? < This is a terrific question from a philosophical and ethical standpoint as Ginger suggests. I look forward to publishers and authors chiming in. I'd also love to hear about the practical challenges of standardizing (Fundref?) and indexing funder metadata (SHARE?). I'm solely a reader, but I've read enough author guidelines to know that conflict of interest and funding info is often collected by the journal from the author during the article submission process and the guidelines explicitly state the rationale for collecting this info (e.g. http://www.thelancet.com/lanonc/information-for-authors/statements-permissions-signatures). And again as a reader, I usually discover this info on the publisher's article page (at least in STM) -- either in the full text or as a separate tab or as a link to the disclosure form (e.g. http://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa1605566/suppl_file/nejmoa1605566_disclosures.pdf . PubMed Central has also introduced a search facet for research funder. Indexes started including funding body info as a value add several years ago. From a practical standpoint, mining or collecting funder metadata is likely challenging due to an apparent lack of standardization (what's the uptake Fundref? are your data sources providing funding info, SHARE?). An almost decade-old UK guide from the defunct Research Information Network provides a succinct primer (http://rin.ac.uk/system/files/attachments/Acknowledgement-funders-guidance.pdf). L. Wagner, MLIS ________________________________ From: "Williams, Ginger" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:01:55 +0000 I don't know that publishers care much, although that may be changing as government agencies begin requiring that research they fund be made available to public at no charge after a limited embargo period. Many finders require that the funding source be acknowledged. Acknowledging funders is also good ethical practice, as funders may have interests that can unconsciously bias research directions and interpretations. For example, research on tobacco use funded by tobacco companies is likely to be carefully scrutinized due to potential for bias. > On Feb 19, 2017, at 6:25 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Rehana Raza <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:51:45 +0500 > > Can anyone explain, how important it is for publishers to collect > funding details from authors? > > Rehanna > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:32:56 -0700 > > With thanks to colleagues who pointed out that Web of Science can > answer my question, here's a snapshot: > > Gates Foundation > > Limited to years 2015-2016, and Document type: articles > > Results: 3,954 > > 2016 (1,956) > 2015 (1,907) > > > National Institutes of Health > > Limited to years 2015-2016, and Document type: articles > > Results: 133,038 > > 2015 (67,013) > 2016 (63,144) > > > National Science Foundation > > Limited to years 2015-2016, and Document type: articles > > Results: 155,485 > > 2015 (76,349) > 2016 (74,863) > > > Jim O'Donnell > Arizona State University