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Published in final edited form as: Account Res. 2019 Mar 25;26(3):139–156. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2019.1591277

Table 2:

Results of logistic regressions

Data sharing policy (Binary dependent variable) Variable1 OR (95% CI) P (Wald test) P (Likelihood Ratio Test of Type of Science)
Data sharing required but no explicit statement regarding effect on publication/editorial decision-making Impact Factor 1.04 (0.95, 1.15) 0.4  
Type of Science: C 0.70 (0.28, 1.70) 0.4
Type of Science: M 0.17 (0.05, 0.63) 0.0077
Type of Science: P 0.46 (0.17, 1.22) 0.1
Type of Science: S 0.12 (0.03, 0.53) 0.0055 0.0024

Data sharing explicitly encouraged/addressed but not required Impact Factor 1.07 (0.99, 1.17) 0.1  
Type of Science: C 1.06 (0.57, 1.99) 0.8
Type of Science: M 0.85 (0.46, 1.57) 0.6
Type of Science: P 1.13 (0.61, 2.08) 0.7
Type of Science: S 1.04 (0.57, 1.91) 0.9 0.9

Shared data will be used in peer review Impact Factor 1.17 (1.06, 1.28) 0.001  
Type of Science: C 0.88 (0.19, 4.01) 0.9
Type of Science: M 1.00 (0.23, 4.40) 1
Type of Science: P 1.93 (0.51, 7.35) 0.3
Type of Science: S 1.36 (0.33, 5.60) 0.7 0.8

Data sharing mentioned indirectly Impact Factor 1.01 (0.86, 1.19) 0.9  
Type of Science: C 5.08 (0.58, 44.57) 0.1
Type of Science: M 7.26 (0.89, 59.53) 0.1
Type of Science: P 2.84 (0.29, 27.87) 0.4
Type of Science: S 6.37 (0.76, 53.12) 0.1 0.1

No mentioning of data sharing Impact Factor 0.76 (0.65, 0.89) 0.0005  
Type of Science: C 1.21 (0.62, 2.34) 0.6
Type of Science: M 1.74 (0.94, 3.24) 0.1
Type of Science: P 1.60 (0.85, 3.01) 0.1
Type of Science: S 1.55 (0.83, 2.88) 0.2 0.4

Protein, proteomic, genetic, or genomic data sharing required with deposit to specific data banks Impact Factor 1.20 (1.05, 1.37) 0.0074  
Type of Science: C 0.46 (0.21, 1.01) 0.05
Type of Science: M -- 1
Type of Science: P 0.15 (0.05, 0.44) 0.0005
Type of Science: S 0.09 (0.03, 0.33) 0.0002 7.8× 10−10

Sharing of computer codes or models with deposit Impact Factor 1.09 (1.00, 1.18) 0.0439  
Type of Science: C 1.77 (0.86, 3.66) 0.1
Type of Science: M 0.85 (0.39, 1.84) 0.7
Type of Science: P 1.00 (0.46, 2.16) 1
Type of Science: S 0.81 (0.37, 1.77) 0.6 0.2

Recommended sharing method: Public online repository Impact Factor 1.24 (1.10, 1.41) 0.0008  
Type of Science: C 0.64 (0.34, 1.20) 0.2
Type of Science: M 0.54 (0.29, 1.00) 0.05
Type of Science: P 0.72 (0.39, 1.34) 0.3
Type of Science: S 0.67 (0.37, 1.23) 0.2 0.4

Recommended sharing method: Multiple methods recommended Impact Factor 1.04 (0.94, 1.15) 0.4  
Type of Science: C 1.58 (0.58, 4.30) 0.4
Type of Science: M 0.11 (0.01, 0.94) 0.044
Type of Science: P 0.93 (0.31, 2.78) 0.9
Type of Science: S 0.73 (0.23, 2.28) 0.6 0.02

Recommended sharing method: Unspecified Impact Factor 0.75 (0.59, 0.83) 0.00003  
Type of Science: C 1.26 (0.65, 2.43) 0.5
Type of Science: M 1.51 (0.82, 2.81) 0.2
Type of Science: P 1.42 (0.75, 2.66) 0.3
Type of Science: S 1.41 (0.76, 2.62) 0.3 0.7

Reproducibility or analogous concepts noted as purpose of data policy Impact Factor 1.26 (1.11, 1.42) 0.0002  
Type of Science: C 1.31 (0.66, 2.61) 0.4
Type of Science: M 0.76 (0.37, 1.55) 0.5
Type of Science: P 0.65 (0.31, 1.36) 0.3
Type of Science: S 0.64 (0.31, 1.34) 0.2 0.2

Journal access: Open Access Impact Factor 0.84 (0.66, 1.06) 0.1  
Type of Science: C 0.82 (0.34, 1.95) 0.6
Type of Science: M 0.45 (0.18, 1.11) 0.1
Type of Science: P 0.80 (0.35, 1.84) 0.6
Type of Science: S 0.24 (0.08, 0.70) 0.0093 0.04
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Journal categories: C = clinical sciences, M = mathematical sciences, P = physical sciences, S = social sciences. The reference category is B: biological sciences.