On a recent rainy Sunday, I finally finished a little code project I have been working on for the last…
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Support the open and equitable sharing of genetic data from biodiversity
Important negotiations regarding the sharing of genetic data from biodiversity are taking place this year in the context of 15th…
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Dispelling common data sharing myths
This blog is a distillation of a number common misunderstandings about data sharing that I have encountered during my career,…
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Generating journal citation distributions from open data
The journal impact factor (JIF) and other citation-based journal metrics still have a strong hold on researchers and journal editors,…
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Building data citations from ‘roadmap-compliant’ metadata sources
As an editor, I often need to advise authors on how to format their citations. At Scientific Data, we, unsurprisingly,…
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Greenhouse gas emissions for common protein sources, renormalized
January 5, 2020 Back in 2011, Environmental Working Group and CleanMetrics released a guide that helps meat eaters understand the…
About Me

Andrew Hufton
Scientific editor, open science advocate
I currently work at Cell Press as the Editor-in-Chief of the data science journal, Patterns. Previously, I launched Scientific Data, and have worked at the Biotechnology Journal, Advanced Genetics, Molecular Systems Biology.
I am committed to promoting open science and believe we ultimately aid society at large by building a more fair and transparent research culture.
I live in Würzburg with my wife and a pair of turtle-shaped tables.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2003-9573
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