Reproducibility and reusability of research results is an important concern in scientific
communication and science policy. A foundational element of reproducibility and reusability
is the open and persistently available presentation of research data. However, many
common approaches for primary data publication in use today do not achieve sufficient long-
term robustness, openness, accessibility or uniformity. Nor do they permit comprehensive
exploitation by modern Web technologies. This has led to several authoritative studies …