Research data

Research data includes all documents other than the scientific publication, i.e., the article to be published, that have been used or produced in the course of the scientific research presented and that are used as evidence in the research process, or that are commonly accepted in the research community as necessary to validate the conclusions and results of the research.

Access to data is necessary to ensure the verification and reproducibility of the presented results.

Consideration should be given to:

• The protection of personal data within the project itself and for reuse by third parties.
• Ethical aspects affecting the data, to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the persons involved.
• Specific requirements demanded by funding entities.

This journal recommends that authors deposit such data in appropriate repositories. Repositories must ensure both retrieval and access to the data, as well as long-term preservation.

The chosen repository should be a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and open access repository offering:

• guidelines for data standards.
• a DOI to be used to link them to the published article.
• indications to the user on the terms under which the datasets deposited in a repository can be used.
• use of open licenses, for example: Creative Commons.

The objective of this policy is to promote scientific development and ensure that research can be validated, replicated, and analyzed for other studies.

You may consult the re3data registry of research data repositories, keeping in mind that each repository has its own deposit rules.

The article should mention that the data has been deposited in a repository, providing a description of the type of data, the name and URL of the repository, the identifier code, and the terms of the use and distribution license. This information should appear at the end of the article, before the bibliography, under the heading 'Availability of deposited data'.