Data Sharing Policy

Data Sharing Policy
Transparency, reproducibility, and responsible research data access

The Journal of Public Health and Pharmacy supports research transparency and responsible data sharing to strengthen reproducibility, facilitate scholarly collaboration, and maximize the value of published research. Authors are strongly encouraged to make the data underlying their findings available whenever sharing is ethically, legally, and technically feasible.

Mandatory Data Availability Statement

Every manuscript must include a Data Availability Statement describing whether the data supporting the findings are available, where they are stored, how they may be accessed, and any applicable restrictions.

Data Availability Statement Options
1. Publicly Available Data
Identify the repository and provide the dataset title, persistent identifier, accession number, or stable link.
2. Data Available on Request
State that data may be obtained from the corresponding author upon reasonable request and describe any review or approval conditions.
3. Controlled or Restricted Access
Explain the ethical, legal, contractual, privacy, or security restriction and describe the procedure for requesting controlled access.
4. Data Not Available
Clearly state why the data cannot be shared, including consent limitations, confidentiality obligations, legal restrictions, or the absence of newly generated data.
Responsible Data Preparation
Repository
Use a reputable disciplinary, institutional, or general-purpose repository that provides stable access and persistent identifiers.
File Format
Provide data in commonly used, accessible, and non-proprietary formats where practical.
Documentation
Include sufficient documentation such as codebooks, variable definitions, protocols, metadata, and analytic scripts where applicable.
De-identification
Remove or appropriately protect direct and indirect identifiers before sharing data involving human participants.
Ethical and Legal Requirements

Data sharing must comply with participant consent, ethics approval, privacy protections, confidentiality agreements, applicable laws, institutional policies, and contractual obligations. The journal does not require public disclosure when sharing would create ethical, legal, privacy, or security risks. Any restriction must be explained transparently in the Data Availability Statement.

Embargoes and Exceptions
Time-Limited Embargo
Authors may request an embargo by providing the proposed duration and a clear justification. The editorial team evaluates each request.
Policy Exception
Exceptions are considered individually when ethical, legal, contractual, commercial, privacy, or security constraints prevent data sharing.
Author Responsibility
Authors are responsible for ensuring that shared data are accurate, sufficiently documented, appropriately de-identified, and consistent with the consent and approvals obtained for the study.
Transparent data availability strengthens reproducibility while responsible restrictions protect participants, institutions, and legitimate legal interests.