Data Sharing Policy

Data Sharing Policy

The journal encourages transparency and reproducibility in research. Authors are required to make all data underlying the findings of their manuscript fully available, unless there are legal, ethical, or privacy constraints.

Data Availability Statement
All submitted manuscripts must include a Data Availability Statement describing where and how the data supporting the results can be accessed, including links to publicly archived datasets when applicable. If data cannot be shared, authors must provide a clear explanation.

Acceptable Data Repositories
Authors are encouraged to deposit data in trusted public repositories appropriate to their discipline (e.g., GenBank, Dryad, Figshare, Zenodo). The repository name and persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI or accession number) must be provided in the Data Availability Statement.

Data Types
The data shared should include all raw data, processed data, metadata, code, and any other materials necessary to reproduce the results.

Exceptions
In cases where data sharing is restricted due to privacy, confidentiality agreements, or intellectual property limitations, authors must state the reasons clearly in the Data Availability Statement.

Compliance and Enforcement
Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the data provided. The journal reserves the right to request access to the data during peer review or post-publication to verify the integrity of the research.

By submitting to this journal, authors agree to abide by this Data Sharing Policy to promote openness, reproducibility, and integrity in scholarly publishing.