Data sharing policy

Ejthad for Scientific Research believes in the importance of transparency and openness in scientific research and encourages the sharing of data that support published research findings, where appropriate, ethical, and legal. This policy aims to enhance research reproducibility and increase the potential for data to be used for new analyses and future discoveries.
Principles of the Journal's Data Sharing Policy:
1. Encourage Sharing: The journal encourages authors to provide the raw data that support their research findings for publication with the article or to make it available in a trusted public or institutional data repository.
2. Disclosure of Data Availability: Authors should include a statement in the "Data Availability" section at the end of the article explaining whether the data is available and how it can be accessed. If the data is not available, the reason for not being available must be stated (e.g., privacy, confidentiality, or intellectual property restrictions).
3. Recommendations for Data Sharing: When sharing data, authors are advised to:
· Specify the Type of Data: A clear description of the type of data being shared (e.g., datasets, text, images, code).
· Providing adequate description: Including sufficient metadata to facilitate understanding and reuse of the data (e.g., methodology, variables, units, dates).
· Choosing an appropriate repository: Using reliable and stable data repositories that ensure long-term preservation and availability of the data (this can be public repositories such as Dryad or Figshare, or institutional or discipline-specific repositories).
· Adhering to ethical and legal standards: Ensuring that data sharing complies with all ethical (e.g., participant consent and privacy protection) and legal (e.g., intellectual property rights) requirements.
· Specifying terms of use (if necessary): If there are any special conditions for data use (in addition to the article's Creative Commons license), they must be clearly stated.
4. Exceptions: The journal recognizes that data sharing may not be possible or appropriate in all cases. Exceptions may include sensitive data related to individual privacy, data subject to confidentiality or intellectual property restrictions, or data where participants cannot be adequately anonymized. Authors must provide a clear explanation for not sharing the data in these cases.
5. Data Citing: If data from external sources is used in the research, it must be properly cited in the reference list and information on how to access it must be provided.
6. Review during Review: Reviewers may request access to primary data as part of the research evaluation process, especially if the results rely heavily on this data. This data is treated confidentially during the review process.
Benefits of Data Sharing:
1. Enhanced Transparency and Credibility: Sharing data allows others to verify research findings.
2. Increased Reproducibility: It makes it easier for researchers to replicate studies and validate findings.
3. Maximized Data Value: Shared data can be used to conduct new analyses and answer different research questions.
4. Accelerated Scientific Progress: It encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers.
Ejthad for Scientific Research encourages authors to adopt a culture of data sharing wherever possible, which contributes to enhancing the quality and impact of scientific research.