Data Access Statement

What to Write

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When you publish a research paper you should always include a Data Access Statement (DAS) in the acknowledgements detailing where and how your data can be accessed.

Is the research data underpinning your publication freely available?

Write a DAS that includes a weblink or DOI pointing to the data, and outline what license it is available under. For example: 

“Data supporting this publication can be obtained from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1218933 under a Creative Commons Attribution license.”

Yes, with restrictions

Yes

No, the data is too sensitive

No new data was generated

Write a DAS that includes a correspondence address and outlines the conditions under which the data can be shared. For example: 
“Supporting data are available, subject to a non-disclosure agreement. For access please contact rdm-enquiries@imperial.ac.uk.”

Write a DAS that explains that nothing new has been generated. For example: 
“No new data was collected or generated in the course of this  research project.”

Write a DAS which explains that, for medical or commercial purposes, the data underlying the publication is too sensitive to share. For example:
“The data underlying this article are not available by agreement with our partners to protect their commercial confidentiality.”