Data Sharing Policy

Data Sharing Policy

General Principle:
The journal encourages transparency and the accessibility of research data in accordance with research ethics and academic standards.

Author Responsibilities:

• Researchers are required to provide their data (statistical, qualitative, or study instruments) upon request for the purposes of peer review or academic verification.

• Authors must indicate whether the data are publicly available (Public Dataset), available upon request, or subject to restrictions (confidential, institutional, or legal).

Declaration within the Manuscript:

• Authors must include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscript specifying where and how the data supporting their research can be accessed.

Privacy Protection:

• Any personal or sensitive data must be removed or anonymized according to ethical standards and data protection laws (especially in studies involving human participants).

• For qualitative studies, authors should include participants’ consent forms confirming the anonymized use of their data.