BMC Research call for "Data Notes" and descriptions of community standards...

Here is more information about this initiative from the BioMed Central blog.

"By publishing Data Notes (often called “data papers” by other publishers), authors in BMC Research can publish peer-reviewed articles that briefly describe a biomedical data set or database..."

A call for BMC Research Notes contributions promoting best practice in data standardization, sharing and publication
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz

BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:235

Published: 2 September 2010
Abstract (provisional)

BMC Research Notes aims to ensure that data files underlying published articles are made available in standard, reusable formats, and the journal is calling for contributions from the scientific community to achieve this goal. Educational Data Notes included in this special series should describe a domain-specific data standard and provide an example data set with the article, or a link to data that are permanently hosted elsewhere. The contributions should also provide some evidence of the data standard's application and preparation guidance that could be used by others wishing to conduct similar experiments. The journal is also keen to receive contributions on broader aspects of scientific data sharing, archiving, and open data.


You can read the full article here: Editorial