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      Creating a Data Availability Statement

      A guide to crafting a statement on how to find and access the data used in your paper.

      What is a Data Availability Statement?

      A data availability statement (DAS) details where the data used in a published paper can be found and how it can be accessed. These statements are required by many publishers, including FASEB, our member societies, Cambridge, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. Some grant funders also require DASs.

      Where Can I Find an Article’s DAS?

      In a published article, the DAS is usually printed alongside the author affiliation, disclosures, or funding information. That is, it is either at the front or very end of an article. For example, PubMed Central displays the data availability statement in a drop-down at the top of their articles:

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      What Should I Write in my DAS?

      The table below outlines some templates. Each journal has different requirements and templates, so you should check journal author guidelines prior to submission.

      Availability of data

      Template for data availability statement

      Data openly available in a public repository that supports FAIR principles and issues datasets with DOIs under open license (e.g., CC0)

      The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name, e.g., “figshare,” at http://doi.org/doi], reference number [reference number].

      Data openly available under open license (e.g., CC0) in a public repository that supports FAIR principles and does not issue DOIs

      The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name] [check finder tool] at [URL], reference number [reference number].

      Data derived from public domain resources

      The data that support the findings of this study are available in [repository name] at [URL/DOI], reference number [reference number]. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: [list resources and URLs].

      Data sharing not applicable – no new data generated

      Data sharing is not applicable to this article, as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

      Data not available due to [ethical/legal/commercial] restrictions

      Due to the nature of this research, participants of this study did not agree for their data to be shared publicly, so supporting data is not available.

      This table is condensed from a webpage created by the publisher Taylor & Francis. Other useful options are available on their author services. Other publishers have their own guidance on data availability statements – for example, Wiley and Springer Nature. Publisher templates are not suitable for all situations; researchers should modify the templates to suit their paper.

      Tip: Simply writing “data available upon reasonable request” is generally considered insufficient for a data availability statement. Studies have demonstrated a lack of author compliance when data is actually requested.

       

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      Source

      Taylor & Francis. “Writing a Data Availability Statement.” Author Services. Accessed November 12, 2023. https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/data-sharing/share-your-data/data-availability-statements/.