Open Data Policy and FAIR Principles
In its activities, the Editorial Board follows the FAIR principles, which ensure that data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (“The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship”).
In accordance with the Methodological Recommendations on Research Data Management for Higher Education Institutions and Research Organizations, particularly regarding mechanisms for the preservation and reuse of research data, the Editorial Board encourages authors to provide access to the research data underlying published results.
Authors may (or are required, where applicable) deposit research datasets in institutional, national, and/or international data repositories (including Harvard Dataverse, Figshare, Zenodo, Dryad, Open Science Framework, Mendeley Data, etc.). A comprehensive list of repositories is available at re3data.org.
Where possible, datasets should be assigned a persistent identifier (DOI).
Information about the availability of research data, including links to repositories and dataset DOIs, should be provided in the article metadata and in a dedicated section of the manuscript (Data Availability Statement).
The requirement for open access to data may not apply in cases where:
- the data contain personal or confidential information;
- there are ethical, legal, or contractual restrictions;
- disclosure of the data would violate applicable legislation.
If open access to data is not possible, authors must provide a corresponding justification in the manuscript.
