Overall, Figshare provides a valuable platform for researchers to share, collaborate, and disseminate their research outputs, promoting open research and accelerating scientific progress.
| Criterion | figshare | Zenodo (CERN) | Dryad | OSF (Center for Open Science) | |-----------|----------|---------------|-------|----------------| | | 20 GB | 50 GB per dataset | ~$120 per dataset (no free tier) | 5 GB (unlimited for OSF storage add-on) | | DOI minting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (but less standardized) | | Institutional version | Yes (paid) | No (generic) | No | No | | Code execution | No | No | No | Yes (OSF.io integrates with GitHub) | | Embargo support | Yes | Yes (limited) | No | Yes | | Best for | All research outputs, especially large files | Software, smaller datasets, EU-funded | Biosciences | Full project workflow (preregistration, data, docs) | figshare
By following these steps and tips, you can produce a high-quality paper on Figshare and share your research with a wider audience. The title for this project - mandatory
figshare is a site that enables users to post "stuff", including data; make it publicly available; and assign a Digital Object Ide... ivory.idyll.org How to reserve a DOI - Figshare How to reserve a DOI * Find the Reserve DOI link in the upper right of the metadata entry page. Left image: the Reserve DOI link t... Figshare Projects - Figshare User Documentation Create a new project ... The title for this project - mandatory . 3 - 500 characters. ... Grant number or organization(s) that fun... Figshare Sharing Your Poster on Figshare: A Community Guide to How ... Jul 26, 2023 — and disseminate their research outputs
figshare has evolved from a simple file-sharing platform into a comprehensive infrastructure for academic research data management. This paper outlines figshare’s core functionalities—repository services, persistent identifiers, version control, and compliance with funder mandates—and provides practical guidance for individual researchers and institutions. It concludes with a decision matrix to help users choose between the free and institutional versions.