Deposit Policy

Deposit & Data Availability Policy

Socio-Economic and Humanistic Aspects for Township and Industry (SEHATI)

SEHATI requires that research data, code, and supplementary materials supporting a published article be deposited in repositories that assign a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). All citations and links must use the DOI form https://doi.org/<doi-string>.

1) What to Deposit

  • Data (raw/processed), analysis code and scripts, instruments/questionnaires, codebooks, multimedia, and any files necessary to verify the results.
  • Deposit only in repositories that mint a DOI for the record (e.g., Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, OSF with DOI enabled, institutional repositories with DOI).
  • Provide a minimal README and clear file structure to support reuse.

2) Citation & Linking (DOI Only)

  • Every deposited item must have a DOI, and the manuscript must cite it using the URL format https://doi.org/<doi>.
  • Include the dataset/software DOI in the references and on the article landing page.
  • Bidirectional linking: the article DOI should appear in the dataset record, and the dataset DOI should appear in the article.
  • Versioning: if an update is needed, create a new version with its own DOI (or versioned DOI) and update the citation accordingly.

3) Data Availability Statement (Required)

Choose one template and replace the placeholders. Use DOI links only:

Open data
The data and code supporting this study are available at https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxx.
Controlled access
Due to [privacy/contractual/ethical] restrictions, data are available under controlled access via the landing page https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxx.
Embargoed
Data and materials will be released after an embargo until [date] at https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxx.

4) Embargo & Access

  • Embargoes may be requested with justification. The DOI landing page must exist at publication and state the release date.
  • For controlled access, the DOI landing page must describe how qualified researchers can request access.

5) Ethics & Compliance

  • Remove or properly de-identify PII/sensitive data unless explicit consent and legal basis permit sharing.
  • Respect third-party rights. If files cannot be shared, provide a DOI landing page with metadata and access terms.

6) Editorial & Review

  • Editors/reviewers may check that the DOI resolves to an appropriate landing page and that files match the reported results.
  • For double-blind review, avoid author-identifying metadata. If needed, provide a temporary anonymous link during review and assign a DOI upon acceptance.
Effective: 2024 · Version: 1.0 · Questions? Contact the Editorial Office.