Do you have any data?
[[Yes, I have some data.->Q2]]
[[No, my paper has no underlying data.]]Have you gathered the primary data yourself or did you acquire it from a third party?
[[I gathered the primary data myself.->Q7]]
[[I have used third party data.]]Your data access statement should read:
"This study did not involve any underlying data."Is your project funded by BBSRC, ESRC, NERC or the Wellcome Trust?
[[Yes, my project is funded by one or more of these bodies.]]
[[No, my project has not received funds from any of these bodies.->Q8]]Depending on third party terms and conditions, you may be able to share parts of the dataset. As a minimum you should cite the data as suggested by the data owner. Please contact the <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> for advice on citing specific datasets.Your funder requires you to use a specific data repository (see below). Please contact the repository directly for more information on how to structure your data access statement.
* BBSRC suggests a number of different repositories, depending on the data type and subject area. Click <a href="http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/apply/application-guidance/justification-resources/resources/#datasharing" target="_blank">here</a> for a full list.
* ESRC requires you to deposit your data with the <a href="https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/" target="_blank">UK Data Service</a>, or in the case of smaller datasets, with another responsible repository. Click <a href="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/files/about-us/policies-and-standards/research-data-policy-faqs/" target="_blank">here</a> for more information on identifying a suitable repository.
* NERC has a number of different subject-specific repositories. Click <a href="http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/" target="_blank">here</a> for a full list.
* The Wellcome Trust suggests a number of different repositories, depending on the data type and subject area. Click <a href="http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Policy/Spotlight-issues/Data-sharing/Guidance-for-researchers/WTX060360.htm" target="_blank">here</a> for a full list.Do you know of any existing subject-specific repositories where you could publish your data?
[[Yes, I am aware of a relevant subject-specific repository for my data.]]
[[No, I do not know of any relevant subject-specific repositories for my data.->Q9]]Please contact the repository directly for more information on how to structure your data access statement.You can publish your data in the University of Bristol Data Repository, data.bris. Please supply information on the sensitivity of your dataset to generate your data access statement:
Does your data include any sensitive information?
This includes personal data about human participants, commercially sensitive data, data on rare or endangered plants or animals, and data which could have an impact on national security.
(click: "personal data")[
This means data which relate to a living individual who can be identified (a) from those data or (b) from those data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller, and includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data controller or any other person in respect of the individual.]
[[Yes, my data contains sensitive information.->Sensitive information]]
[[No, my data does not contain any sensitive information.(set:$access to "open")->Your data access statement]]In data.bris, datasets containing sensitive data can be published with one of the following access arrangements. Please select the appropriate statement for your data below:
* (link: "I want my data record to be visible on data.bris, but bona fide researchers should register and sign an access agreement before being able to download the actual data.")[(set:$access to "restricted")(go-to: "Your data access statement")]
* (link: "I want my data record to be visible on data.bris, but requests for access should be approved by the University's Data Access Committee.")[(set:$access to "controlled")(go-to: "Your data access statement")]Are sufficient data to support the conclusions in your study included within the text of your paper?
[[Yes, supporting data are included in my paper.]]
[[No, my data are not included in my paper.->Q5]]Your data access statement should read:
"Supporting data are provided within this paper."Are sufficient data to support the conclusions in your study provided as supplementary information accompanying your paper?
[[Yes, supporting data are in a supplement to my paper.]]
[[No, my data are not in a supplement to my paper.->Q6]]Your data access statement should read:
"Supporting data are provided as supplementary
information accompanying this paper.""Supporting data are openly available from data.bris under the DOI: 10.5523/bris.fauxdoi1234567"
The <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> can guide you through the data depositing process and issue you with a unique DOI for your data.
Depending on your funder and publisher requirements, you may be able to embargo your data for a limited period to protect intellectual property rights. Please contact the <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> for advice on embargo periods."Supporting data will made available to bona fide researchers subject to a data access agreement. Details of how to request access are available at the University of Bristol's data repository under the DOI: 10.5523/bris.fauxdoi1234567"
The <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> can guide you through the data depositing process and issue you with a unique DOI for your data.
Depending on your funder and publisher requirements, you may be able to embargo your data for a limited period to protect intellectual property rights. Please contact the <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> for advice on embargo periods."Supporting data can only be made available to bona fide researchers subject to a data access agreement and following approval from the University of Bristol Data Access Committee. Details of how to request access are available at the University of Bristol's data repository under the DOI: 10.5523/bris.fauxdoi1234567"
The <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> can guide you through the data depositing process and issue you with a unique DOI for your data.
Depending on your funder and publisher requirements, you may be able to embargo your data for a limited period to protect intellectual property rights. Please contact the <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> for advice on embargo periods.Your data access statement should read:
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(else-if: $access is "restricted")[(display: "RestrictedDataText")]
(else-if: $access is "controlled")[(display: "ControlledDataText")]}<style>
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</style>Are your data physical or digital?
[[My data are physical.]]
[[My data are digital.->Q4]]If you have physical samples which are required to support the conclusions in your paper these should be appropriately stored so that access can be granted if requested. If your samples can be readily reproduced, it is acceptable to publish documentation outlining how this can be achieved in place of the sample itself. If your samples cannot be readily reproduced then they will need to be stored as noted above.
You can use the University's data repository, <a href="https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/">data.bris</a>, to publish either documentation describing how samples can be reproduced, or a record of an individual sample or collection of samples.
If you are publishing a description of how to reproduce your sample, your data access statement should read:
"Details of how to reproduce non-digital data supporting this study are provided in the documentation available from data.bris under the DOI: 10.5523/bris.fauxdoi1234567."
If you are publishing a record of a physical sample, your data access statement should read:
"Details of how to access non-digital data supporting this study are available from data.bris under the DOI: 10.5523/bris.fauxdoi1234567.."
Please contact the <a href="mailto:data-bris@bristol.ac.uk">Research Data Service</a> for further information on citing non-digital data.Have you worked with any external partners to create or collect your data? For example, commercial organizations, charities, public sector bodies or other universities.
[[Yes, I have worked with one or more external partners.]]
[[No, I have no external partners.->Q3]]Your partners may have placed restrictions on data sharing as a condition of your collaboration agreement. If you are unsure, please check with the <a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/contracts/">RED Contracts Team</a>.
If you are sure that there are no barriers to data sharing, please continue to [[question 3.->Q3]]