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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 29;18(9):e1010476.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010476. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Ten simple rules for getting and giving credit for data

Elisha M Wood-Charlson  1 , Zachary Crockett  2 , Chris Erdmann  3 , Adam P Arkin  1 , Carly B Robinson  4
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Editorial

Ten simple rules for getting and giving credit for data

Elisha M Wood-Charlson et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .
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Fig 1
Fig 1. Examples of different types of metadata needed to describe the conversion of physical environmental samples into data and results.
Submitting data to central repositories typically requires sample and preparation metadata. Data processing and feature metadata are generated during analysis. Credit: Luke Thompson, PhD (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Source: the National Microbiome Data Collaborative [22]).
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