Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Journal’s policies on data sharing and reproducibility are based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The journal strongly encourages authors to include, as supplementary material, data sets and code, if any, that demonstrate the results presented in their final article. The journal policy encouraging the authors to share and make the data open is applicable only where this does not violate the protection of human subjects or other valid subject privacy concerns. The authors are also encouraged to cite their data and to include a data availability statement at the end of the manuscript.

A data availability statement (also sometimes called a ‘data access statement’) tells the reader where the research data associated with a paper is available, and under what conditions the data can be accessed. They also include links (where applicable) to the data set. The table below contains template statements that the authors can use or adapt. This is not an exhaustive list, however, and an individual data set might warrant a different type of statement.

Availability of data

Template for data availability statement

       Policy

Data openly available in a public repository that issues datasets with DOIs

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name, e.g., “figshare”] at http://doi.org/[doi], reference number [reference number].

       All

Data openly available in a public repository that does not issue DOIs

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name] at [URL], reference number [reference number].

       All

Data derived from public domain resources

The data that support the findings of this study are available in [repository name] at [URL/DOI], reference number [reference number]. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: [list resources and URLs]

       All

Data available within the article or its supplementary materials

The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article [and/or] its supplementary materials.

       Basic, Share upon Request

Data generated at a central, large-scale facility, available upon request

Raw data were generated at [facility name]. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author [initials] on request.

       Basic, Share upon Request

Embargo on data due to commercial restrictions

The data that support the findings will be available in [repository name] at [URL / DOI link] following a [6-month] embargo from the date of publication to allow for commercialization of research findings.

       Basic, Share upon Request

Data available on request due to privacy/ethical restrictions

The data supporting the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author, [initials]. The data are not publicly available due to [restrictions, e.g., because they contain information that could compromise the privacy of research participants].

       Basic, Share upon Request

Data subject to third-party restrictions

The data that support the findings of this study are available from a third party. These data are available under license and subject to restrictions. Data are available [from the authors / at URL] with the permission of [third party].

       Basic, Share upon Request

Data available on request from the authors

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [author initials], upon reasonable request.

       Basic, Share upon Request

Data sharing not applicable – no new data generated

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.

       All

Non-digital data available

Non-digital data supporting this study are curated at [add location].

       Basic

Data not available due to [ethical/legal/commercial] restrictions

Due to the nature of the research and [ethical/legal/commercial] considerations, supporting data is not available.

       All

Data not available - participant consent

The participants in this study did not provide written consent for their data to be shared publicly, so, due to the sensitive nature of the research, supporting data is not available.

       All