Data Availability Statement

Ensuring the reproducibility of scientific findings is a cornerstone of responsible research publishing. Central to reproducibility is data transparency the ability for others to access, examine, and validate the data on which published results and conclusions are based.

To enhance research integrity and transparency, all manuscripts submitted to the NIET Journal of Engineering and Technology (NJET) must include a Data Availability Statement. This statement should clearly indicate the status of the data associated with the study, including:

• Whether the data are available in a public repository (with access links if applicable),
• Available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request,
• Provided as supplementary files,
• Or not available due to specific restrictions (e.g., privacy, legal, or ethical limitations).

This policy does not mandate data sharing but requires authors to be transparent about how and where their data can be accessed. The goal is to foster openness and enable other researchers to assess and potentially reproduce the findings.

1. Key Guidelines:

• Data Availability Statements are mandatory for all submitted articles, regardless of the article type.
• If data are deposited in a repository, please include the repository name, link, and access conditions.
• If data are available upon request, indicate this clearly along with a contact person (typically the corresponding author).
• If no data were generated or the study is based on publicly available datasets, mention this explicitly.

2. Confidentiality and Peer Review

For journals operating under double-blind peer review, authors are strongly encouraged to anonymize any data that might reveal their identity. Many data repositories offer features for private, anonymized peer review access, which should be used where applicable.

3. Compliance and Transparency Standards:

This policy aligns with the principles of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines, Level 1, which advocate for greater clarity and reproducibility in published research. NJET is committed to supporting open scientific practices and was inspired by global best practices, such as those pioneered by Springer Nature, Discover, and Palgrave Macmillan journals.

Examples of Acceptable Data Availability Statements:

• “The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [repository name] repository, [DOI or URL].”
• “The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.”
• “All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article [and its supplementary information files].”
• “No datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.”