At the Journal of Interdisciplinary Social, Digital, Creative & Engineering Studies (JISDCES), we are committed to promoting transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration through responsible data sharing practices. As a Gold Open Access journal, we encourage authors to make their underlying data openly available, discoverable, and properly cited, ensuring that it serves as a valuable intellectual asset for the global research community.
What Constitutes Research Data?
Research data refers to any material that supports the results and conclusions of a scholarly work. This may include (but is not limited to):
JISDCES Data Sharing Expectations
To uphold the integrity and utility of interdisciplinary research, authors are required to include a Data Availability Statement in all submissions, describing the nature and location of the data that supports their work.
Depending on the type and sensitivity of the data, authors may follow one of the following models:
1. Encouraged Data Sharing (Preferred Practice)
Authors are strongly encouraged to deposit relevant datasets in reputable repositories (e.g., Zenodo, Figshare, Dataverse, OSF, institutional archives) and include the persistent link or DOI in the manuscript. All shared data should be:
2. Mandatory Data Sharing (For Empirical Studies)
For empirical, computational, and experimental works, JISDCES requires data supporting the findings to be publicly accessible at the time of publication. Manuscripts without valid data access links may be rejected or delayed.
Exceptions apply only in cases where:
In such cases, authors must clearly explain the restrictions in the Data Availability Statement.
Peer Review of Data
Where applicable, reviewers may be given access to datasets as part of the peer review process to assess:
All datasets should be anonymized and comply with data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR).
