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Nature 432, 426 (25 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432426a; Published online 24 November 2004

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Junior scientists are denied access to data, says survey

Rex Dalton

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Young researchers face hurdles getting details of research results.

A quarter of trainee scientists have had requests for data denied, according to a survey of more than 1,000 researchers at 50 of the largest research institutions in the United States.The study, which is the first attempt to estimate the extent to which doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows suffer from data-withholding, found that 23% of respondents were denied results, materials or other information related to published research.

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