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 Dve domovini/Two Homelands must contain information about research data in accordance with the open science principle “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”.

Accordingly, the journal Dve domovini/Two Homelands proposes that authors also submit a Data Availability Statement together with their article, taking into account the aforementioned principle, the requirements of their research funders, the specific circumstances of the research work, and the epistemological and ethical guidelines of their scientific discipline.

As a journal with a focus on interdisciplinary migration research, employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches, we are aware that authors use a variety of sources that cannot always be defined 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 data availability 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.

For additional information concerning data management in migration research, authors may contact the editors of Dve domovini/Two Homelands (dd-th@zrc-sazu.si).

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 Data Availability Statement. 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

Authors must cite all data sources appropriately (see author guidelines) and are encouraged to provide a suitable explanation in the Data Availability Statement if the cited data are not available digitally or have not been published due to other restrictions (e.g., Personal Data Protection Act (ZVOP-2), Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP)).

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

Templates for Data Availability Statements

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.

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

The author states that the article is based on research data that is available in public domain resources as well as publicly accessible archival and museum collections that are cited in the list of references.

The author states that no new research data was created or analysed in this article.

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

The author states that the article is based on research data which is stored ______ and is not publicly available due to ______.

The author states that the article is based on research data that is stored by the author and is available upon reasonable request.

The author states that no research data is contained within the article.