Data Sharing Policy
Introduction
Journal of Azzaytuna University (JAZU) encourages authors to share the research data and materials that support their published findings whenever possible, in accordance with applicable ethical and legal principles and with due respect for participants' rights, privacy, and confidentiality.
This policy aims to promote scientific transparency, support the verification and reproducibility of research findings, and encourage responsible practices in the sharing of research data and materials.
Data Availability Statement
Where appropriate, authors should provide a clear data availability statement indicating:
Sensitive Data and Privacy Protection
Data that may identify research participants, violate their privacy, or be subject to legal, ethical, or contractual restrictions must not be publicly disclosed or shared in a manner that violates those restrictions.
Authors should take appropriate measures to anonymize or remove sensitive information before sharing research data whenever possible, while complying with applicable laws, regulations, ethical requirements, and institutional policies.
Repositories
The journal encourages authors to deposit research data and materials in trusted scientific or institutional repositories to support long-term preservation, accessibility, discoverability, and reuse.
Deposit data in repositories maintained by academic institutions.
Use reliable disciplinary and research data repositories.
Support the preservation and continued accessibility of research data.
Reproducibility and Verification
Whenever possible and appropriate, the journal encourages authors to make available the materials that enable other researchers to understand, verify, and reproduce the published findings, including:
Data supporting the published findings.
Code used for analysis, simulation, or computation.
Algorithms and models relevant to the research.
Additional materials supporting the published research.
When Data Cannot Be Shared
If research data or materials cannot be shared for legal, ethical, privacy, confidentiality, or intellectual property reasons, the authors must clearly explain the reason for their unavailability in the data availability statement accompanying the article.
Where applicable, authors should indicate whether restricted or controlled access to the data may be possible through a secure or authorized process.
Commitment to Research Integrity
The Journal of Azzaytuna University seeks to balance openness and transparency in scholarly research with the protection of the privacy, legal rights, ethical interests, and intellectual property of research participants, authors, and data owners. The journal reserves the right to request additional clarification regarding the availability of research data and materials when necessary.
