We also publish several journals – including EMBO Reports, The EMBO Journal , and EMBO Molecular Medicine – that have adopted our highest data policy of Mandates and Peer Reviews Data, setting the standard for data transparency (and also data citation, discussed in the section that follows). Beyond our data sharing policy, we partner with repositories like Figshare and Dryad to make it easier for authors to share data in approved repositories. We develop standards and guidance that enables researchers to share and cite their research data more readily [21, 22]. We adopt and encourage the use of Center for Open Science badges, and over 30 journals use these to recognise and celebrate authors who share data. In addition, we are launching an Open Science Ambassador Program in China, and Open Data contribution and sharing will be important components of that program.