Data sharing is increasingly becoming a scientific norm due to its potential to accelerate discovery and reduce research waste. Despite significant investment in biomedical research, much of it fails to produce actionable knowledge, with timelines to impactful outcomes often exceeding 15 years when successful. Limited access to existing data contributes to this inefficiency, leading to redundant data collection and poorly designed studies. Governments are implementing policies that encourage data sharing for federally funded research, but all research stands to benefit from data sharing regardless of the funding source. Although data sharing practices have improved in some fields, their adoption remains minimal in areas like motor control, learning, and development. This editorial discusses the advantages of data sharing, including accelerating discovery, enhancing collaboration, and improving transparency and reproducibility. The editorial acknowledges concerns related to privacy, recognition for data sharing, and the risk of data misuse or misinterpretation, discussing productive ways to ameliorate these concerns.

Keith R. Lohse

Journal of Motor Learning and Development

The Journal of Motor Learning and Development (JMLD) publishes peer-reviewed research that advances the understanding of movement skill acquisition and expression across the lifespan. JMLD aims to provide a platform for theoretical, translational, applied, and innovative research related to factors that influence the learning or re-learning of skills in individuals with various movement-relevant abilities and disabilities.

The Journal of Motor Learning and Development (JMLD) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of movement skill acquisition and expression across the lifespan. The journal aims to provide a platform for theoretical, translational, applied, and innovative research related to factors that influence the learning or re-learning of skills in individuals with various movement-relevant abilities and disabilities.

《Journal of Motor Learning and Development》是一本同行评审的期刊，致力于推动对运动技能获取和表达的理解，涵盖整个生命周期。该期刊旨在为理论、转化、应用和创新研究提供一个平台，研究与影响个体在各种运动相关能力和残疾下学习或重新学习技能的因素。

Taking Steps Toward Open Data in Motor Control, Learning, and Development

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Category	Quartile
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