Data Repository

Arashi Journal of Metals & Material Sciences encourage authors to select a data repository that issues a persistent identifier, preferably a digital object identifier.

We follow an open-access data repository mode. Furthermore, we follow a double-anonymous peer review policy and a data policy that mandates sharing. Hence, we request that authors deposit the data in a repository that preserves anonymity, i.e., blinds the details of the authors

Example repositories

• Figshare– allows authors to create a peer review link for uploaded files. Note that this link is only temporary and the full Digital Object Identifier (DOI) should be used in the regular version of the submission.
• Dryad– also offers ‘private for peer review link’ functionality ahead of data undergoing curation.
• Zenodo– allows files to be uploaded as a restricted record to create a link to share with reviewers. Files should then be made available once peer review is complete and the article is published.
• OSF– allows files stored in a project to have a view only link created to preserve the anonymity of the authors during peer review.