- Data Archiving and Permissions
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Data Archiving and Permissions
How the Journal of Skin Cancer Epidemiology asks authors to share the data and code behind their findings, protect research participants, and obtain permission for material they reuse.
At a glance
The essentials, each set out in full below.
- Data availability statement
- Required in every empirical research manuscript.
- Repositories
- Deposit in a recognized repository with a persistent identifier is encouraged.
- Code
- Analysis code is shared where possible.
- Participant data
- Shared only in de-identified form and within the consent and ethics approval given.
- Reused material
- Written permission from the copyright holder, supplied at submission.
Data Archiving and Permissions in full
Data availability statement
Every empirical research manuscript must include a data-availability statement. It explains where the data supporting the results can be found, or the conditions under which they can be accessed when ethics approval, participant consent or data-provider terms restrict sharing.
- Data in a repository: the data are openly available in [repository] at [DOI or URL].
- Data on request: the data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
- Restricted data: the data are not publicly available because of [reason]; the process for requesting access is [description].
Choosing a repository
Data are deposited in a discipline-specific or general-purpose repository that assigns a persistent identifier. General repositories include Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad and the Open Science Framework.
Registry and surveillance data
Skin cancer research often uses cancer registry, surveillance or administrative data governed by data-use agreements. In these cases the statement names the data source, states the access conditions and how others can apply for the same data, and describes any variables or cell counts suppressed to protect individuals.
Code and software
Custom code and analysis scripts are shared where possible, for example through Zenodo, GitHub or GitLab, with version numbers and enough documentation to reproduce the analysis.
Human participants and privacy
Participant data are shared only in de-identified form and within the scope of the consent and ethics approval. Clinical images of skin, including dermoscopic images, can identify a person through tattoos, scars, body location or context; they are published only with documented consent.
Permission to reuse published material
Authors obtain written permission from the copyright holder for any figure, table or text reproduced from another source, unless it is published under a compatible open license. Permissions are supplied at submission and the source is credited in the legend. See Copyright and License.
Supplementary material
Supplementary files are submitted with the manuscript, cited in the text and described in a short legend. They are published under the same license as the article.
Questions
Contact the editorial office at [email protected].