Decision tree
All questions
| Question | Type | Leads to |
|---|---|---|
| Must archiving be free of charge?
cost |
choice | Yes, free only → results A fee is fine → results |
| Which country?
country |
search | selection → cost |
| What kind of data do you want to archive?
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data-type |
choice | Spectra → journal-requirement Crystal structures → journal-requirement Computational chemistry → journal-requirement Catalysis → journal-requirement Compounds and reactions → journal-requirement Bioassays and chemical biology → journal-requirement Materials and polymers → journal-requirement Images and microscopy → journal-requirement Something else → discipline |
| Which discipline does your data belong to?
discipline |
search | selection → journal-requirement |
| Does your funder have requirements for where data is archived?
funder-requirement |
choice | Yes → funder No → institutional-repository I do not know → institutional-repository |
| Which funder?
funder |
search | selection → institutional-repository |
| Which institution?
institution |
search | selection → sensitivity |
| Does your institution offer a data repository?
institutional-repository |
choice | Yes → institution No → sensitivity I do not know → sensitivity |
| Does the journal or publisher you publish with require or recommend a repository?
journal-requirement |
choice | Yes → publisher No → funder-requirement I do not know → funder-requirement |
| Under which license do you want to share the data?
license |
choice | CC0 / public domain → persistent-identifier CC BY → persistent-identifier Another open license → persistent-identifier Not decided yet → persistent-identifier |
| Do you need a persistent identifier, such as a DOI, for citing the data?
persistent-identifier |
choice | Yes, a DOI → region Any persistent identifier will do → region No → region |
| Which publisher?
publisher |
search | selection → funder-requirement |
| Must the data be stored in a specific region?
region |
choice | In the European Union → cost In a specific country → country No preference → cost |
| Why can the data not be open?
restricted-access |
choice | It contains personal data → size Commercial or intellectual property reasons → size Safety or security concerns → size A data sharing agreement limits it → size |
| Your repositories
results |
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| Can your data be shared openly?
sensitivity |
choice | Yes, openly available → size Yes, after an embargo → size Only with restrictions → restricted-access |
| How large is your dataset?
size |
choice | Less than 1 GB → license 1 GB to 50 GB → license 50 GB to 1 TB → license More than 1 TB → license |