The International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences (IJOBSMS) supports transparency, reproducibility, and research integrity in scholarly publishing. The journal encourages authors to make the data supporting their research findings available whenever possible to facilitate verification, replication, and further academic investigation.
The journal recognizes that responsible data sharing enhances the reliability, credibility, and impact of published research while supporting the advancement of knowledge within the scholarly community.
The purpose of this policy is to encourage appropriate data sharing practices and to promote transparency in research while respecting ethical, legal, confidentiality, and privacy considerations.
Authors are encouraged to include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscripts describing the availability of the data supporting the findings of the study. Examples include:
Authors are encouraged to deposit research data in appropriate institutional, disciplinary, national, or international repositories whenever possible. Examples of suitable repositories include:
Where data are deposited in a repository, authors should provide relevant links, accession numbers, Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), or other persistent identifiers within the manuscript.
Data sharing must comply with all applicable ethical, legal, regulatory, and institutional requirements. Authors should ensure that:
The journal recognizes that certain datasets may contain sensitive, confidential, proprietary, or restricted information.
Where public sharing is not possible, authors should clearly explain the reason for the restriction within the Data Availability Statement and indicate whether access may be granted under specific conditions.
The Editorial Office may request clarification regarding data availability during the editorial or peer review process.
Authors may be asked to provide additional information regarding datasets, repository records, access conditions, or supporting documentation when necessary.
Data sharing may not be possible in certain circumstances, including:
Authors should clearly explain any limitations on data access within the manuscript.
The journal encourages authors to follow recognized disciplinary standards and best practices for data collection, management, preservation, and sharing.
Responsible data management contributes to research transparency, reproducibility, and the long-term value of scholarly research.
This policy may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect developments in open science practices, research integrity standards, scholarly communication, and international publishing guidelines.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy, integrity, management, preservation, and accessibility of research data associated with their publications.
The journal does not assume responsibility for the storage, maintenance, security, or long-term availability of datasets deposited in external repositories.