Research data management

In compliance with the  Decree on the implementation of scientific research work in accordance with the principles of open science and the requirements of the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency, all articles published in Slovenski jezik / Slovene Linguistic Studies must contain a ‘Research Data Statement’ in accordance with the open science principle “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”.

When drafting their statements, authors should consider this principle as well as the conditions of their research funding, the specific circumstances of their research work, and the epistemological and ethical guidelines of their scientific disciplines.

As editors of a journal with an emphasis on linguistic research, we are aware that authors use a broad range of sources and materials, not all of which can be classified as research data. Those sources or materials classified as research data must be prepared in accordance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). In their research data statements, authors should indicate which trusted data repository they use to store their research data (or other data storage arrangements). Authors can use online tools such as https://fairsharing.org or https://www.re3data.org to find a suitable data repository.

When the author uses databases such as corpora, they should cite the search queries used to obtain the research data in the article.

Exceptions to open access to research data

If research data cannot be fully shared for legal, ethical, or other valid reasons, authors must provide an explanation for limited access in their research data statements. Exceptions include, for example, cases involving the protection of personal data (see the EU General Data Protection Regulation), commercially sensitive or secret information regulated by legislation, or data involving security risks.

Citation of research data

If research data cannot be fully shared for legal, ethical, or other valid reasons, authors must provide an explanation for limited access in their research data statements. Exceptions include, for example, cases involving the protection of personal data (see the EU General Data Protection Regulation), commercially sensitive or secret information regulated by legislation, or data involving security risks.

 

Research Data Statement Templates

To facilitate the drafting of research data statements, we have prepared a few templates that authors may adapt to suit their specific case:

»The author states that the article is based on research data which is stored ______.and is publicly available at ______.«

 »The author states that the article is based on research data from existing and publicly available sources (text sources, databases) that are cited in the list of references.«

»The author states that the article is based on research data stored in __________ and not publicly available, or available from the author upon reasonable request. «

»The author states that the article is based on archival sources, which are cited in the list of references below.«

»The author states that the article is based on research materials that are not classified as research data. All additional information concerning the research materials are available on reasonable request with the author.«