Publication
Published on: August 6, 2025
Published in: Accountability in Research
In an Accountability in Research article titled “Disparate data retention standards in biomedical research”, Barbara Bierer and Carolyn Lye, Minal Caron, Lauren Walsh, and Mark Barnes discuss disparate data retention standards for biomedical research. The article summarizes the divergent data retention standards set forth by federal agencies, grant programs, and research institutions, as well as other applicable requirements under law, contract, and policy. The authors also discuss the importance of data retention in the context of research professionalism, data sharing efforts, intellectual property issues, and research integrity challenges, and provide recommendations for both institutions and applicable federal agencies to streamline and clarify data retention standards.
Lye, C. T., Caron, M. M., Walsh, L., Bierer, B. E., & Barnes, M. (2025). Disparate data retention standards in biomedical research. Accountability in Research, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2025.2543884