Policy on Sharing Methods, Protocols, and Code #

ICArEHB is committed to making research methods, protocols, and code openly accessible to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and reusability of research outputs. All research projects that involve the use of custom protocols, methods, or code must make these resources available in an open-access repository.

Mandatory Sharing

ICArEHB requires researchers to share the methods, protocols, and code used in their research, particularly those that are essential for replicating the study or advancing further work.

Open Protocols

All research protocols should be openly accessible to ensure that others can replicate or adapt the research. Protocols provide a detailed step-by-step guide to conducting experiments or fieldwork, ensuring that methods can be transparently followed.

Timely Accessibility

Methods, protocols, and code must be shared no later than the publication of the associated research paper and should preferably be available during peer review.

Compliance with Ethical and Legal Standards

While transparency is key, sharing methods, protocols, and code should not violate ethical agreements, intellectual property rights, or privacy concerns.

Proper Documentation

All methods, protocols, and code must be properly documented to ensure that others can understand and reuse them.