Data citation and the derivation of semantic constructs directly from datasets have now both found their place in scientific communication. The social challenge facing us is to maintain the value of traditional narrative publications and their relationship to the datasets they report upon while at the same time developing appropriate metrics for citation of data and data constructs.

Barend Mons, Herman van Haagen, Christine Chichester, Peter-Bram ‘t Hoen, Johan T den Dunnen, Gertjan van Ommen, Erik van Mulligen, Bharat Singh, Rob Hooft, Marco Roos, Joel Hammond, Bruce Kiesel, Belinda Giardine, Jan Velterop, Paul Groth, Erik Schultes

Full publication: Nature Genetics 43, Pages 281–283 (2011)