Data availability

Journal Law and Justice supports open science. Making the data, code and materials behind an article available lets others check the results, reproduce the analysis and build on the work.

Data Availability Statement

Every research article includes a Data Availability Statement that says one of the following:

• The data are openly available in a named repository, with a persistent identifier (DOI or accession number).
• The data are included in the article or its supplementary files.
• The data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request, with the reason they cannot be shared openly.
• The data cannot be shared, with the reason (for example participant privacy, legal or commercial restrictions).

Good practice

• Deposit data and code in a recognised repository (for example Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, OSF, a national repository or a subject-specific one) rather than on a personal website.
• Cite datasets and software in the reference list, with authors, title, repository, version and identifier.
• Remove personal identifiers from human data before sharing.
• Describe methods, materials and analysis in enough detail for others to repeat the work.

During review and after publication

• Editors and reviewers may ask to see the data or code during review.
• Authors keep their raw data for at least five years after publication and provide it if questions are raised about the results.
• Failure to provide data when concerns are raised can lead to an expression of concern or retraction.