Data & Code Sharing Policies
At OpenMed Research, we believe that scientific findings are most impactful when they are transparent and reproducible. We encourage all authors to share their data and code alongside their article to support the scientific community and accelerate discovery.
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Each manuscript must include a Data Availability Statement that clearly outlines:
- Whether and where the dataset can be accessed
- Repository name and persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI)
- Any licensing, embargo, or access restrictions
- Contact details if data access is restricted
Example: “The datasets generated during this study are available in the Dryad repository, [DOI]. Restrictions apply to sensitive data and can be accessed upon reasonable request from the corresponding author.”
| Discipline or Data Type | Suggested Repositories |
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Clinical Trials |
ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO ICTRP, ISRCTN
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Genomics / Proteomics
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GEO (NCBI), ArrayExpress, PRIDE
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Medical Imaging
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The Cancer Imaging Archive, OpenNeuro
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General Science & Health Data
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Dryad, Figshare, Zenodo, Harvard Dataverse
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Code and Scripts
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GitHub (with DOI via Zenodo), GitLab, Code Ocean
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Qualitative / Survey Data
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ICPSR, UK Data Service, Qualitative Data Repository (QDR)
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We support repositories that provide persistent identifiers, open licenses, and community governance.
If your research involves software, scripts, or analytical tools:
- Share your code on a public repository like GitHub or GitLab
- Link the repository in your manuscript
- Include a Code Availability Statement
- Apply an open-source license (e.g., MIT, Apache, GNU GPL)
Example Statement: “All code used for statistical analysis in this study is available at [GitHub URL] under the MIT license.”
If your dataset includes personally identifiable or protected health information, you must:
- Provide anonymized datasets when possible
- Obtain participant consent for data sharing
- Specify controlled access protocols, if applicable