Data Sharing Policy

The Open Veterinary Journal (OVJ) supports the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and open science. We encourage authors to make the data underlying their published research as openly available as possible while respecting ethical, legal, and confidentiality obligations.

1. Data Availability Statement

All submitted manuscripts should include a Data Availability Statement indicating where the data supporting the findings of the study can be accessed.

Examples include:

• Publicly available data: "The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [repository name] repository at [DOI or URL]."
• Available upon reasonable request: "The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request."
• No new data generated: "No new datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study."
• Restricted data: "The data are not publicly available because of ethical, legal, or privacy restrictions but may be made available by the corresponding author upon reasonable request and with permission from the relevant authority."

2. Recommended Data Repositories

Authors are encouraged to deposit datasets in recognized public repositories appropriate for their discipline whenever possible. Suitable repositories include institutional repositories or internationally recognized subject-specific or general repositories such as Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, GenBank, Dryad Digital Repository, or other FAIR-compliant repositories.

Where available, authors should provide persistent identifiers (such as DOIs or accession numbers) for deposited datasets.

3. Types of Data

Authors are encouraged to share:

• Raw experimental data.
• Processed datasets supporting published results.
• Statistical analysis files.
• Computer code, software scripts, or algorithms used in the analyses.
• Protocols and supplementary materials necessary to reproduce the study.

4. Exceptions

OVJ recognizes that unrestricted data sharing may not always be possible. Exceptions include data involving:

• Ethical or legal restrictions.
• Confidential or proprietary information.
• Personal or sensitive information.
• Third-party data that cannot legally be shared.

When data cannot be made publicly available, authors should clearly explain the reason in the Data Availability Statement.

5. Editorial Assessment

Editors and reviewers may request access to underlying data during the peer review process if necessary to evaluate the validity of the research. Authors should be prepared to provide supporting data upon request.

6. Compliance with FAIR Principles

OVJ encourages authors to manage research data according to the FAIR Principles, ensuring that data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable, whenever possible.

7. Responsibility of Authors

Authors are responsible for the accuracy, integrity, preservation, and accessibility of the data associated with their published work. Any restrictions on data availability should be disclosed transparently at the time of submission.

By encouraging responsible data sharing, the Open Veterinary Journal (OVJ) seeks to enhance scientific transparency, improve reproducibility, facilitate collaboration, and maximize the impact of published research while respecting ethical and legal considerations.