Complying with the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Abstract The National Institutes of Health (NIH) implemented a new Data Management and Sharing Policy on January 25, 2023. This policy replaces the 2003 document and affirms the NIH’s support for open science and data sharing. Almost all proposals for research that will produce scientific data are now required to include a Data Management and Sharing Plan, which lays out how the research team will collect and preserve data to ensure long-term discoverability and access. Researchers must approach their projects with data sharing in mind, to the extent that is ethically, legally, and technically possible.