Need a place to share your research data publicly for publication or after you have finished your research project? Johns Hopkins researchers can use the JHU Data Archive to meet their funder and/or journal data sharing requirements. The JHU Data Archive is an open access repository for the long-term management and preservation of research data. Through depositing datasets in the JHU Data Archive, researchers are able to share their research data with the public for future discovery and reuse. The JHU Data Archive is administered by professional curators, who will work with you to ensure your data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). 

How To

 Step 1: Decide what to share

  • Does your research involve human subjects? Have you fully de-identified these data? Please contact us (via dataservices@jhu.edu) for guidance on sharing your human subject data. Sharing medical research at the JHU Data Archive may require approval from the Data Trust Council.

  • Would you like to share software and/or analysis code?

  • What is the total size of your data sets?

  • Do you have proper documentation for your data? Have you attached a ReadMe file with your data?

Step 2: Contact JHU Data Services to schedule a consult and start the archiving process. You will hear back from us within 2 business days.

  • You will receive a deposit agreement and a deposit form from us. Please fill, sign, and return it to us.

    • Deposit Agreement: Sign and return to JHU Data Services. This form states the responsibilities of JHU Data Services and researcher. If you are a student or postdoc, please have your lab’s PI sign this form.

      Deposit Form: Provides information about your data sets and/or code so we can properly document your research products.

  • We will setup a JH OneDrive folder for you to upload your data files, code and documentation. If your data size is too large for an online transfer, we can arrange alternatives for transferring large datasets.

Step 3: Once you have filled out all forms and uploaded your data files, we will create a data collection for you in the JHU Data Archive (We can provide data citations with DOIs If needed for publication references prior to releasing data). You will have a chance to review your data collection before we publish it online.

Resources

Helpful Tips:

  1. The Archive is free for data up to 1TB each project

  2. Researchers must properly de-identify their data if there is any PHI, PII or sensitive information in their dataset.

  3. Human subject dataset requires full de-identification for public access before archiving with us

  4. FAQs

  5. Join the mailing list to learn about upcoming Data Services events!

  6. Training and Workshops for Data Services

  7. Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)

Contacts

dataservices@jhu.edu

Live Chat available Mon-Thurs from 12-4pm

Related Links

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