The Dash team is pleased to announce the release of our newest features. Taking in requests from users as well as standards in the field, we have now adapted the platform with the following releases: Private for Peer Review (Timed-Release of Data), ORCiD integration, email capture for corresponding authors, user friendly downloads, and a variety of search and view enhancements.
Private for Peer Review (Timed-Release of Data)
As mentioned in a previous post, this was formally referred to as embargoing data but we are releasing this feature in the context of keeping data private for the length of peer review. We have now implemented a feature to allow researchers to keep data private, for the purposes of peer review, for up to six months. If a researcher decides to use this option they will be given a private Reviewer URL that can be used by an external party to download the data.
This URL will redirect to the landing page with available data for download as soon as the data are public. If external parties have any questions or would like to request a download they will also now have the ability to reach the corresponding author.
Corresponding Author Email Capture & ORCiD Integration
Corresponding authors (and contributing authors) will now have the ability to enter their email address and ORCiD iD which will both appear on the landing page beneath author name. Just as article publications have, we believe Data Publications should have a corresponding author contact who can be reached with questions about the dataset.
User Friendly Downloads & Interface Improvements
What one uploads is what another may download. When choosing to download the data files, only the files uploaded by the corresponding author will be downloaded.
Some other fixes and features include:
- the wording our our search filters and browse option
- a checkbox at the file upload stage to ensure researchers are not uploading sensitive or identifying information
- explanatory information within the metadata submission for usage notes and related work
- a preview of how large the dataset is on the download button
What’s up next?
- Next Feature: large file upload and bulk file upload
- Future Feature: a curation layer that will allow for administration capabilities
For more information or if you have any questions please check for updates on the @uc3cdl twitter feed, or get in touch at uc3@ucop.edu.
