Open Data and FAIR Data Policy

The journal supports the principles of Open Science. All empirical articles must include a Data Availability Statement (DAS) providing information on the accessibility of the research data.

Mandatory Requirements

Authors are required to:

Deposit research data in a trusted repository (institutional, national, or international).
Obtain a DOI or another persistent identifier for each dataset.
Indicate the DOI of the dataset(s) in the article metadata and in the text of the Data Availability Statement (DAS).
Ensure compliance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

Minimum Dataset Requirements

Empirical research articles — at least one dataset (research data).
Studies involving instruments or interventions — at least two datasets (data + instrument/code).
Methodological articles — at least one dataset (instrument/code/sample data).
Review articles — zero or one dataset (if structured samples/databases are used).

Restrictions on Data Sharing

If data cannot be made openly available due to ethical, legal, or security constraints, the Data Availability Statement (DAS) must:

provide a justified explanation for restricted access;
where possible, describe the conditions for controlled access.

This policy aims to enhance transparency, reproducibility, and long-term usability of research outputs in alignment with international Open Science standards.