The idea of this work germinated from the two day workshop on "Big and Open Data Evolving Data Science Standards and Citation Attribution Practices", an international workshop, led by the ICSU-CODATA and attended by over 300 domain experts. 21 chapters written by eminent researchers in the field deal with key issues of S&T, institutional, financial, sustainability, legal, IPR, data protocols, community norms and others, that need attention related to data management practices and protocols, coordinate area activities, and promote common practices and standards of the research community globally.