Research Data & Reproducibility

The journal supports transparency, reproducibility, and responsible research-data management.

Authors conducting quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, experimental, survey-based, interview-based, or data-driven research are encouraged to provide a Data Availability Statement.

Where ethically and legally appropriate, authors are encouraged to deposit research data in a trusted institutional or disciplinary repository.

Shared research materials may include:

• datasets;
• questionnaires;
• survey instruments;
• interview protocols;
• coding schemes;
• analytical scripts;
• statistical code;
• supplementary tables; and
• other materials necessary to understand or reproduce the research.

Research data should not be made publicly available where disclosure would violate:

• participant confidentiality;
• informed consent;
• data-protection requirements;
• intellectual-property rights;
• organizational confidentiality;
• commercial confidentiality;
• contractual restrictions; or
• other legitimate ethical or legal obligations.

Where data cannot be shared, authors should provide a brief explanation.

 

Related Policies:
Ethical Oversight | Author Guidelines | Publication Ethics