The Islamic Art Studies Journal adheres to a primary data sharing policy and is committed to a more open research landscape that enables the reproducibility and verification of data, methodology, and reporting standards, thereby contributing to faster and more effective research discovery.
This journal encourages authors to share their research data, including but not limited to: raw data, processed data, software, algorithms, protocols, methods, materials, and citations. Data that support the results or analyses presented in the manuscript should be made publicly available, provided they do not violate privacy or security rights.
Authors are encouraged to deposit data and artifacts related to the article's findings in appropriate public repositories such as Figshare, Open Science Framework, Zenodo, Dryad, Harvard Dataverse, OpenICPSR, or institutional repositories, and to provide a Data Availability Statement including a link or a unique identifier (DOI or URL). This statement should be inserted at the end of the main text, before the references, and include:
The location of the data
The unique identifier (DOI, accession number, or URL)
Any instructions for accessing the data, if applicable
At the manuscript submission stage, authors must declare whether a dataset related to the article exists and, if so, provide valid DOIs or links. The responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the data lies with the author, and the journal does not formally review the data as part of the peer review process.
Definition of Data:
The journal defines data as the digital materials underlying the article's results, which include spreadsheets, text files, recorded interviews or transcripts, images, videos, statistical software output, and computer code or scripts. Authors should provide the minimum dataset necessary to reproduce the results reported in the article.
Privacy and Exceptions:
Identifiable human or confidential data must be anonymized or receive necessary permissions prior to sharing.
Exceptions to the data sharing policy exist for proprietary or sensitive data, such as biosecurity concerns or data under third-party license restrictions.
It is recommended that the Data Availability Statement be omitted from the anonymized manuscript version to prevent the identification of the authors.
Through this policy, the "Islamic Art Studies Journal," while encouraging data transparency and open access, ensures adherence to research ethics and the protection of individuals' rights. Authors must provide a Data Availability Statement, including a link to the repository they have used, for publication alongside their article.
Examples of Data Availability Statements:
The data associated with this article are available in the Open Science Framework repository.
The data supporting this study's findings are openly available in [Repository Name] at http://doi.org/[doi], reference number [Reference Number].
The data supporting this study's findings are openly available in [Repository Name] at [URL], reference number [Reference Number].
The data supporting the findings of this study are available in [Repository Name] at [URL/DOI], reference number [Reference Number]. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: [List resources and URLs correctly].
Benefits of Data Sharing:
There are several benefits to sharing data:
Data sharing supports the long-term preservation of data.
Sharing data in a repository that assigns a persistent identifier (such as a DOI) allows authors and others to cite the dataset, enabling researchers to receive proper credit for their work.
Data sharing can lead to reuse and new discoveries, creating more opportunities for meta-analyses and knowledge extraction.
Publicly sharing data enhances the robustness of the research process, supports validation, research transparency, and the reproducibility and replicability of results. This, in turn, can advance discovery and knowledge.
Greater public availability of research data supports the translation of research into practice.
Journal's Standard Data Sharing Policies:
The "Islamic Art Studies Journal" encourages authors to share and open their data, provided it does not violate the protection of human subjects or other valid privacy concerns. Authors are further encouraged to cite data and provide a Data Availability Statement.
Share upon reasonable request: Authors agree to make their data available upon reasonable request. The determination of reasonableness rests with the author.
Publicly available: Authors make their data freely available to the public under a license of their choice.
Open data: Authors must make their data freely available to the public under a license that permits reuse by any third party for any lawful purpose. Data must be findable and fully accessible.
FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable): Authors must make their data freely available to the public under a license that permits reuse by any third party for any lawful purpose. Furthermore, the data should conform to the FAIR standards established in the relevant subject domain.
Data Citation:
Data should be cited in the same manner as article, book, and web citations, and authors should include data citations as part of their reference list. Data citation is suitable for data held in institutional, subject-focused, or general data repositories. It is not intended to replace community standards such as in-line citation of code snippets.
When citing or making claims based on data, authors should refer to the data at the relevant point in the manuscript text and additionally provide a formal citation in the reference list. This journal follows the format suggested by the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles:
Creator(s); Year; Dataset Title; Repository or Archive Name; Version (if applicable); Persistent Identifier (e.g., DOI).