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Opening doors to physical sample tracking and attribution in Earth and environmental sciences.

Joan E Damerow, Natalie H Raia, Val Stanley, Saebyul Choe, Mikayla A Borton, Neil Byers, Ellen R Cassidy, Shreyas Cholia, Rorie Edmunds, Brieanne Forbes and 21 more

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Article in Scientific data, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors.

Joan E DamerowEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA. joandamerow@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2601-5043
Natalie H RaiaCollege of Information Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
Val StanleyMarine and Geology Repository, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.
Saebyul ChoeLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA.
Mikayla A BortonColorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA.
Neil ByersJoint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-2255
Ellen R CassidyUniversity of Michigan, Museum of Zoology and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, USA.
Shreyas CholiaComputing Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Rorie EdmundsDataCite, Welfengarten 1B, 30167, Hannover, Germany.
Brieanne ForbesPacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9240-9687
Kathleen ForrestDrexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Amy E GoldmanPacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0490-6451
John KunzeDrexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Sara LafiaNORC at the University of Chicago, 1155 East 60th St, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Kerstin LehnertLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-1977
Marcella McIntyre-ReddenGeological Survey of Alabama, 420 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401, USA.
Richard NaplesSmithsonian Libraries and Archives, Washington, DC, USA.
Dylan O'RyanEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1793-9781
Charles ParkerJoint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-3176
Esther PlompResearch Center, University of Aruba, J. Irausquinplein 4, Oranjestad, Aruba.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3625-1357
Beck Powers-McCormackPacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Sarah RamdeenRonin Institute for Independent Scholarship, Montclair, NJ, USA.
Stephen Richard
Anne ThessenUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Boulder, CO, USA.
Cody W ThompsonUniversity of Michigan, Museum of Zoology and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, USA.
Dave VieglaisIndependent, Researcher, Maryland, Annapolis, 21401, USA.
Kristina VrouwenvelderAmerican Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20009, USA.
Elisha M Wood-CharlsonEnvironmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Lesley WybornAustralian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5976-4943
T B K ReddyJoint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0871-5567
Andrea K ThomerCollege of Information Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA. athomer@arizona.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-3498

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) 2004562National Science Foundation (NSF) 2148939Savannah River Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE-SR) DE-AC05-76RL01830U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-05CH11231U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-06CH11357U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-98CH10886U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC05-76RL01830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical samples and their associated data and metadata underpin scientific discoveries across disciplines and can enable new science when appropriately archived. However, there are significant gaps in current practices and infrastructure that prevent accurate provenance tracking, reproducibility, and attribution. For most samples, descriptive metadata are often sparse, inaccessible, or absent. Samples and associated data and metadata may also be scattered across numerous physical collections, data repositories, laboratories, data files, and papers with no clear linkage or provenance tracking as new information is generated over time. The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Physical Samples Curation Cluster has therefore developed guidance for scientific authors on 'Publishing Open Research Using Physical Samples.' This involved synthesizing existing practices, gathering community feedback, and assessing real-world examples. We identified improvements needed to enable authors to efficiently cite and link Earth science samples and related data, and track their use. Our goal is to help improve discoverability, interoperability, and reuse of physical samples, and associated data and metadata. Though primarily focused on the needs of Earth and environmental sciences, these guidelines are broadly applicable.

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PMCPMC12181277

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