Data Sharing Policy

Data sharing is crucial for advancing scientific research and accelerating discoveries in various fields of biological sciences. Through data exchange, researchers can collaborate more effectively, avoid duplication of efforts, and gain access to a wider range of information to draw more robust conclusions. This promotes transparency, reproducibility, and accountability in research, thereby enhancing the overall quality and reliability of scientific findings. Recognizing the importance of data sharing, the Government of India, through the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), released the Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines in July 2021.

This promotes transparency, reproducibility, and accountability in research, thereby enhancing the overall quality and reliability of scientific findings. Recognizing the importance of data sharing, the Government of India, through the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), released the Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines in July 2021.

For the implementation of the Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines, Framework for Exchange of Data (FeED) Protocols has been released through extensive Expert and Inter-Ministerial consultations. These protocols outline procedures for deposition and sharing of biological data, with a view to data privacy, security, and proper attribution. By following these standardized Protocols, researchers can facilitate the seamless sharing of biological data, promote scientific discovery, and accelerate progress across various fields of bioscience. MS proteomic data submitted to the Indian Proteome Databank (IPD) follow the FeED Protocol guidelines.