Recommendations for the Role of Publishers in Access to Data

: This community perspective piece calls on publishers to promote and contribute to increasing access to data in their role with eight simple recommendations and example action items. As appeals for public access of research data continue to proliferate, many scholarly publishers—alongside funders, institutions, and libraries—are expanding their role to address this need. Here we outline eight recommendations and a set of suggested action items for publishers to promote and contribute to increasing access to data. This call to action emerged from a summit that brought together data stewardship leaders across stakeholder groups. The recommendations were subsequently refined by the community as a result of public input gathered online and in meetings.