The Dataverse Network greatly simplifies the task of data citation and data sharing, which increases the scholarly value of articles and the overall impact of the journal.
Suggested guidelines for using a dataverse to host journal articles and their study data are:
- Establish journal data sharing and data citation policies, ranging from suggestions to requirements, and share it with your authors and copy editors. Read the following section, Journal Policies, for details.
- Set up and administer your journal dataverse. See the Dataverse Admins Guide for details.
- Tell journal authors how to access your dataverse and submit study articles and data files for your review. See the Contributors Guide for details.
To create a dataverse for your journal, go to the IQSS DVN homepage and click Create your own Dataverse.
Journal Policies
Your journal can use a dataverse to house its studies. Ask authors to cite their data properly, and ask your copy editor to ensure that this happens. Suggest that the journal's publisher add to their "Instructions to Contributors" a policy paragraph similar to the following:
If you have an article accepted, compile a data set that contains all data and other information necessary to replicate the empirical results in your article. Then cite your data set in your article following the standard. You can create this citation automatically and deposit the data, if you choose, at the [Journal] Dataverse (at the [Journal]'s web site). When necessary to protect the confidentiality of subjects or proprietary information, or for other reasons, you can restrict access to the data through your dataverse, such as through licensing agreements or fixed embargo periods. You cannot restrict access to your metadata, which is the Cataloging Information that describes the existence of your data with a formal citation, and which also is entered at the [Journal] Dataverse.