Research Data Policy
The Brazilian Journal of Science supports the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and openness in scientific research by encouraging the responsible sharing of research data.
Authors are encouraged to deposit datasets supporting their published findings in recognized public, institutional, or discipline-specific repositories whenever legally and ethically possible.
Examples of recommended repositories include:
- Zenodo;
- Figshare;
- Dryad;
- Open Science Framework (OSF);
- institutional repositories;
- other recognized subject-specific repositories.
Data Availability Statement
Authors should include a Data Availability Statement in every manuscript.
Examples include:
The datasets generated during this study are available in the Zenodo repository at https://doi.org/xxxxx.
The datasets are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
No new datasets were generated or analyzed during this study.
The data supporting the findings of this study are not publicly available because of ethical, legal, or privacy restrictions.
Exceptions
The journal recognizes that unrestricted public sharing of research data is not always possible.
Restrictions may apply due to:
- privacy protection;
- confidentiality agreements;
- legal requirements;
- ethical considerations;
- intellectual property rights;
- commercial sensitivity.
Whenever data cannot be shared, authors should clearly explain the reasons within the manuscript.
Authors remain responsible for ensuring that all shared data comply with applicable ethical, legal, and institutional requirements.
