ScientificData is a data journal that provides concise summaries of research data in 3 sentences or less: ScientificData publishes structured data descriptors and accompanying research data to promote open and reproducible science. Data descriptors provide detailed methods and validation to allow other researchers to understand and reuse shared data. Through peer review of data quality and reuse potential, as well as providing incentives like citations, ScientificData aims to help address issues like selective reporting and make shared research data more accessible and useful.