Table 3:

Reasons for not sharing data

Reason*No. (%) of articles
n = 300
Confidentiality109 (36.3)
No additional information provided88 (29.3)
No consent obtained45 (15.0)
Ethical reasons other than consent32 (10.7)
No data collected within article26 (8.7)
Proprietary restrictions10 (3.3)
Indigenous considerations4 (1.3)
Other20 (6.7)
  • * Not mutually exclusive.

  • Available via the Open Science Framework. (29)