We don't need fancy graphics - we need all the data, always.
The primary shortcoming of current scientific papers is that they're too short. They're written to physically fit into a paper journal, but their brevity massively impairs efforts to validate and replicate research. We're taught in high school science class that a paper should include all the information needed to replicate a study, but in practice that simply isn't true. Our methods of publication haven't kept pace with the complexity of modern research and analysis methods. Failure to replicate and research misconduct is eroding the foundations of science.
In 2017, the appendices of a paper should include everything - the full dataset, complete lab notes, full source code, the works.
The primary shortcoming of current scientific papers is that they're too short. They're written to physically fit into a paper journal, but their brevity massively impairs efforts to validate and replicate research. We're taught in high school science class that a paper should include all the information needed to replicate a study, but in practice that simply isn't true. Our methods of publication haven't kept pace with the complexity of modern research and analysis methods. Failure to replicate and research misconduct is eroding the foundations of science.
In 2017, the appendices of a paper should include everything - the full dataset, complete lab notes, full source code, the works.