Developing a Research Data Policy Framework for All Journals and Publishers

25
Jun
2020

Developing a Research Data Policy Framework for All Journals and Publishers

By Daniel Bangert


Data policy standardisation and implementation IG

Group co-chairs:  Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Natasha Simons, Simon Goudie, Azhar Hussain, Rebecca Grant

Supporting Output title: Research Data Policy Framework for All Journals and Publishers

Authors:  Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Natasha Simons, Azhar Hussain, Rebecca Grant, Simon Goudie

Impact: Defines and describes 14 features of journal research data policies and arranges these into a set of six standard policy types or tiers, which can be adopted by journals and publishers to promote data sharing in a way that encourages good practice and is appropriate for their audience's perceived needs.

DOI: 10.5334/dsj-2020-005

Citation: Hrynaszkiewicz, I., Simons, N., Hussain, A., Grant, R. and Goudie, S., 2020. Developing a Research Data Policy Framework for All Journals and Publishers. Data Science Journal, 19(1), p.5. http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2020-005 

 

Abstract

More journals and publishers – and funding agencies and institutions – are introducing research data policies. But as the prevalence of policies increases, there is potential to confuse researchers and support staff with numerous or conflicting policy requirements. We define and describe 14 features of journal research data policies and arrange these into a set of six standard policy types or tiers, which can be adopted by journals and publishers to promote data sharing in a way that encourages good practice and is appropriate for their audience’s perceived needs. Policy features include coverage of topics such as data citation, data repositories, data availability statements, data standards and formats, and peer review of research data. These policy features and types have been created by reviewing the policies of multiple scholarly publishers, which collectively publish more than 10,000 journals, and through discussions and consensus building with multiple stakeholders in research data policy via the Data Policy Standardisation and Implementation Interest Group of the Research Data Alliance. Implementation guidelines for the standard research data policies for journals and publishers are also provided, along with template policy texts which can be implemented by journals in their Information for Authors and publishing workflows. We conclude with a call for collaboration across the scholarly publishing and wider research community to drive further implementation and adoption of consistent research data policies.

Keywords: Data policy, journals, publishing, Research Data Alliance, Data citation, peer review

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

 

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Thursday, 25 June, 2020 to Saturday, 25 July, 2020
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