Data availability

The statement

Every article carries a data availability statement, given when you submit and printed with the article. It says where the data behind the results can be found:

• in the article or its supplementary files;
• in a public repository, with the repository’s name and the link or identifier (a DOI where there is one);
• available on request, with the reason the data cannot be public and a named contact (see below);
• cannot be shared, with the reason;
• no data were used or made, for example in a theoretical or review article.

“Available on request”

This choice is allowed only with a stated reason (participants’ privacy, or legal or commercial restrictions) and a named contact, usually the corresponding author. The corresponding author must answer reasonable requests from other researchers; if a request goes unanswered, write to [email protected].

Repositories

We recommend a public repository with a persistent identifier: a subject repository where one exists, otherwise a general one such as Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad or OSF. Editors may ask for the data to be deposited before acceptance.

Code

Code that the results depend on is treated in the same way as data.