| Data Availability Statements are brief statements about whether the authors of an article have made the evidence supporting their findings available, and, if so, where readers may access it. They're not just for quantitative data – they can also be used to describe evidence such as qualitative materials and “data” in the broadest sense |
| Data Availability Statements help to promote transparency and reproducibility in research, and to increase the visibility of valuable evidence produced or gathered during the course of research |
| As part of our commitment to supporting open research, some of our journals now require all manuscripts to include a Data Availability Statement in order to be accepted for publication |
| Does this mean I have to make all my data or evidence publicly available? |
| No. We encourage all authors to make evidence available when possible, but a Data Availability Statement simply needs to state whether you have made evidence available, and if so, where and how it can be accessed |
| If your chosen journal has additional requirements related to sharing data or other evidence, these will be specified in the journal's instructions for authors |
| What counts as “data”? |
| “Data” is interpreted in the broadest sense to mean any evidence or resources that would be necessary for others to fully evaluate the basis for your findings, and to verify or reproduce your work. This includes raw or processed data sets, code and protocols, as well as qualitative resources such as images, audio, video, maps, interview transcripts, field notes and public reports. It also includes any information necessary for others to access, interpret and process these resources |
| Data Availability Statements are brief statements about whether the authors of an article have made the evidence supporting their findings available, and, if so, where readers may access it. They're not just for quantitative data – they can also be used to describe evidence such as qualitative materials and “data” in the broadest sense |
| Data Availability Statements help to promote transparency and reproducibility in research, and to increase the visibility of valuable evidence produced or gathered during the course of research |
| As part of our commitment to supporting open research, some of our journals now require all manuscripts to include a Data Availability Statement in order to be accepted for publication |
| Does this mean I have to make all my data or evidence publicly available? |
| No. We encourage all authors to make evidence available when possible, but a Data Availability Statement simply needs to state |
| If your chosen journal has additional requirements related to sharing data or other evidence, these will be specified in the journal's instructions for authors |
| What counts as “data”? |
| “Data” is interpreted in the broadest sense to mean any evidence or resources that would be necessary for others to fully evaluate the basis for your findings, and to verify or reproduce your work. This includes raw or processed data sets, code and protocols, as well as qualitative resources such as images, audio, video, maps, interview transcripts, field notes and public reports. It also includes any information necessary for others to access, interpret and process these resources |
Source(s): https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/authors/open-data/data-availability-statements (accessed 25 April 2022)
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