Data Availability Policy

DScholar Press International supports transparency, reproducibility, and verification of scholarly research through the responsible sharing and preservation of research data. This policy applies to all publications, including peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed books, scholarly monographs, edited volumes, conference proceedings, working papers, and research reports.

Authors are encouraged to make the data, materials, software, code, protocols, questionnaires, and other supporting information underlying their research available to readers whenever legally, ethically, and technically possible. The availability of research data enables verification of research findings, facilitates future research, and promotes responsible scholarly communication.

At the time of submission, authors must include a Data Availability Statement indicating whether the data supporting the findings of the manuscript are publicly available, available upon reasonable request, deposited in a recognized repository, included within the publication or supplementary materials, or unavailable due to legal, ethical, privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property, or contractual restrictions. Where data are deposited in a repository, authors should provide the repository name, persistent identifier, accession number, or other appropriate citation.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that shared data are accurate, complete, and correspond to the results presented in the manuscript. Where applicable, datasets should be accompanied by sufficient documentation to enable interpretation and reuse by other researchers.

Where research involves human participants, confidential information, personal data, sensitive information, or legally protected materials, authors must comply with applicable ethical, legal, and institutional requirements. Data containing confidential or personally identifiable information must not be disclosed unless appropriate authorization, anonymization, or consent has been obtained. Where data cannot be shared, authors must clearly explain the reason in the Data Availability Statement.

The editorial office may request access to underlying research data, software, images, or other supporting materials during editorial assessment, peer review, or investigations of publication ethics concerns. Authors are expected to cooperate with such requests and provide supporting materials where appropriate and legally permissible.

Failure to provide a Data Availability Statement or, where requested, failure to provide supporting research data without reasonable justification may delay editorial assessment or result in rejection of the manuscript. Deliberate concealment, misrepresentation, fabrication, or falsification of research data may be treated as publication misconduct and handled in accordance with the Press's Publication Ethics and Research Integrity Policies.

DScholar Press International encourages the use of recognized, discipline-specific, institutional, or general-purpose data repositories that provide long-term preservation and persistent identifiers for research datasets. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and maintenance of deposited data.

DScholar Press International maintains this policy to promote transparency, reproducibility, accountability, and responsible research practices while respecting legal, ethical, and confidentiality obligations associated with research data.

Effective date: 25 June 2026
Last updated date: 25 June 2026