Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal

Data Sharing & Research Reproducibility Policy

Shodh Sari – An International Multidisciplinary Journal is committed to promoting research transparency, data accessibility, and reproducibility, while respecting ethical, legal, and privacy considerations. The journal encourages authors to make underlying research data, materials, and methods openly available wherever possible to support verification, reuse, and scholarly advancement.

Data Availability Statement

All submitted manuscripts must include a Data Availability Statement, clearly describing how the data supporting the findings can be accessed.

Authors should select and include one of the following standard statements, or an equivalent justified alternative:

• “Data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.”

• “All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in the published article and its supplementary files.”

• “Data are openly available via [Repository Name] at https://doi.org/[Repository DOI].”

Where data cannot be shared openly due to ethical, legal, or confidentiality constraints, authors must explicitly state the reason in the Data Availability Statement.

Data Sharing Principles

The journal supports data sharing in accordance with the following principles:

• Data should be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) wherever feasible

• Shared data should be sufficiently documented to allow independent verification

• Authors retain responsibility for ensuring data accuracy and integrity

• Sensitive, personal, or confidential data must be handled in compliance with applicable laws and ethical standards

Ethical and Legal Exceptions

Data sharing may be restricted where:

• Disclosure could compromise participant privacy or confidentiality

• Data are protected by legal, contractual, or intellectual property restrictions

• Ethical approval conditions prohibit open sharing

In such cases, authors should provide controlled access or clearly explain the limitation in the manuscript.

Repository Policy

Authors are encouraged to deposit datasets, supplementary materials, and protocols in recognized repositories appropriate to their discipline.

Recommended Repositories

• Institutional repositories: DSpace, EPrints, Bepress

• Subject-specific repositories: SSRN, arXiv, OSF, RePEc

• Data repositories: Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, Mendeley Data

• General repositories: Internet Archive, ResearchGate (non-commercial use only)

Repositories should provide persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI) and long-term access.

Version Deposit Policy

Authors may deposit different versions of their manuscript as follows:

• Submitted version (pre-peer-review / preprint): May be deposited at any time in preprint servers or repositories (e.g., SSRN, arXiv).

• Accepted version (Author Accepted Manuscript): May be deposited one month after publication in institutional or funder-mandated repositories.

• Published version (Version of Record): Must link to the journal’s official DOI and retain the journal’s licensing terms.

Licensing for Deposited Versions

• Submitted and accepted versions: Authors may apply any licence permitted by the repository.

• Published version: Must retain the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence and include the citation:

© The Authors. Published by ICERT under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59231/…

Code, Software, and Computational Reproducibility

Where research involves custom code, algorithms, or statistical scripts, authors are strongly encouraged to:

• Deposit code in public repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, or Zenodo

• Provide clear documentation and version information

• Include repository links or DOIs in the Data Availability Statement

If code cannot be shared, authors must explain the limitation.

Research Reproducibility Expectations

Authors should ensure that manuscripts include:

• Transparent methodology and analysis descriptions

• Clear reporting of materials, instruments, and procedures

• Sufficient detail to allow independent replication or verification

The journal supports reporting standards appropriate to each discipline.

Post-Publication Responsibility

Authors remain responsible for the accuracy and availability of shared data after publication. If errors or accessibility issues are identified, authors must cooperate with the editorial office to issue corrections where necessary.