Preserve & Share
Sharing your data may be a new aspect of research planning and publication for you and there are many new requirements and spaces in which to share your research outputs in the digital scholarly communications space. Explore our recommendations on creating well-structured and described data and selecting the best repository to widely share your work and preserve it for long-term access.
In most cases, a trusted data repository is the best way to publish and preserve your data in compliance with funder mandates.
Read our recommendations on selecting a data repository and explore our list of recommended repositories based on a variety of needs or the requirements of individual funders.
The FAIR Principles (that data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reproducible) were developed to provide flexible guidance on best practices regarding digital assets.
Not all data are sharable and some research protocols may require you to destroy or control access to active and/or archived materials.