Data Sharing PolicyJournal Policies on Data Sharing
International Jordanian Journal Aryam for Humanities and Social Sciences (IJJA) is committed to promoting transparency, reproducibility, and ethical research practices. To support open scientific exchange, IJJA encourages authors to share research data whenever possible, provided that such sharing does not violate ethical, legal, or privacy obligations.
1. Data Sharing Policy
IJJA supports the principles of open data and encourages authors to make research data accessible to the academic community. Authors may share data through institutional repositories, subject-specific repositories, or as supplementary materials submitted with the manuscript.
Data should be shared unless restrictions related to privacy, confidentiality, ethical considerations, or legal constraints prevent open distribution.
If data cannot be shared openly, authors must clearly state the reason for the restriction in their manuscript.
2. Data Availability Statement
All submitted manuscripts must include a Data Availability Statement indicating one of the following:
- Openly Available Data:
“The data supporting the findings of this study are openly available at [repository name/link].” - Available Upon Request:
“The data supporting this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.” - Restricted Due to Ethical or Legal Limitations:
“Due to ethical/privacy restrictions, the data cannot be shared publicly. Data may be available upon request with appropriate authorization.” - Third-Party Data:
“This study uses data obtained from [third party]. Access to these data is subject to authorization from [third party]. The corresponding author can facilitate the process upon request.”
3. Privacy and Confidentiality
When research involves human data, authors must ensure that:
- All shared data are fully anonymized.
- No personal identifiers are disclosed.
- Data sharing complies with ethical approvals and consent forms.
- Data distribution does not violate national or international data protection laws.
Authors must confirm that data sharing is consistent with the approval granted by their institutional review board (IRB) or ethics committee.
4. Third-Party Data
When data are obtained from external organizations or databases:
- Authors must secure written permission from the data owner.
- Any restrictions imposed by the data provider must be respected.
- Authors must clearly disclose these restrictions in the Data Availability Statement.
In such cases, data may be available upon request only with third-party authorization.
5. Requests for Data
Where applicable, authors agree to respond to reasonable requests for data within a reasonable timeframe. The corresponding author is responsible for managing and facilitating data requests after publication.
Data that cannot be publicly posted due to restrictions may still be shared privately, provided that such sharing complies with ethical and legal requirements.
6. Compliance
Failure to comply with IJJA’s data sharing policy may result in:
- Manuscript revision requests
- Delay in publication
- Rejection of the manuscript in cases of non-compliance
- Post-publication corrections if issues are identified later
IJJA reserves the right to request supporting data from authors during the review process.
Digital Archiving
To ensure long-term preservation, the International Jordanian Journal Aryam for Humanities and Social Sciences (IJJA) participates in digital archiving programs such as Portico and LOCKSS. All published articles are securely archived to guarantee permanent access for future research and reference.