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A data availability statement (also sometimes called a ‘data access statement’) tells the reader where the research data associated with a paper is available, and under what conditions the data can be accessed. They also include links (where applicable) to the data set.
How should you write a data availability statement? The table below contains template statements that you can use or adapt. This is not an exhaustive list however, and an individual data set might warrant a different type of statement. Please note, if you are submitting to GEO DATA which is double-anonymous peer reviewed, then the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors. Please also note that some of some of these suggested statements can only be used when publishing in journals which have the basic or share upon reasonable request data policy.

DAS Template for Data Availability Statement

Availability of Data	Template
Data openly available in a public repository that issues datasets with DOIs	The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name e.g “figshare”] at http://doi.org/[doi], reference number [reference number].
Data openly available in a public repository that does not issue DOIs	The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name] at [URL], reference number [reference number].
Data derived from public domain resources	The data that support the findings of this study are available in [repository name] at [URL/DOI], reference number [reference number]. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: [list resources and URLs]
Data available within the article or its supplementary materials	The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article [and/or] its supplementary materials.
Data generated at a central, largescale facility, available upon request	Raw data were generated at [facility name]. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author [initials] on request.
Embargo on data due to commercial restrictions	The data that support the findings will be available in [repository name] at [URL / DOI link] following a [6 month] embargo from the date of publication to allow for commercialization of research findings.
Data available on request due to privacy/ethical restrictions	The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author, [initials]. The data are not publicly available due to [restrictions e.g. their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants].
Data not available due to [ethical/legal/commercial] restrictions	Due to the nature of the research, due to [ethical/legal/commercial] supporting data is not available.
Data subject to third party restrictions	The data that support the findings of this study are available [from] [third party]. Restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for this study. Data are available [from the authors / at URL] with the permission of [third party].
Data available on request from the authors	The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [author initials], upon reasonable request.
Data sharing not applicable – no new data generated	Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

Data availability statement