Usage data for the Dryad Integration and Accessible Data icon experiments

Usage data collected as part of PLOS' project on incentivising best practice for data sharing. The dataset contains usage data related to two experiments - the integration of the Dryad repository into a manuscript submission system and the introduction of the Accessible Data icon on PLOS articles which shared data in a repository.

This dataset contains the following files:

1) Dryad-usage.xlsx

This details the usage of the integration of the Dryad repository with the submission system of PLOS Pathogens during the study period (5th October 2021 to 4th October 2022). The data has been compiled from both Dryad systems and PLOS systems.

2) Accessible-data-clicks

This details the interactions with the Accessible Data icon on PLOS article html pages during the study period (1st April 2022 (or date of publication for articles not published on this date) and the 31st of March 2023). The number of clicks on the icon is given alongside the number of article views. This data has been compiled from PLOS systems.

3) Figshare-views-and-downloads

This details the number of views and downloads received per month for datasets which are associated with a PLOS article featuring the Accessible Data icon. Data is given for the study period (April 2022 to March 2023) and for the preceding 12 months. This data has been compiled from Figshare systems and bot activity has been removed.

Acknowledgements

Our thanks go to Dryad and Figshare for sharing this data with us and granting us permission to share it openly.