Planning & managing research data

<h2><span lang="EN-US">Data management planning</span></h2>Data management planning is a process during which researchers describe the manner in which they plan to manage data during and after their research projects. <br><ul><li>The process of data management planning is facilitated through the use of data management plans.</li><li>Data management plans are free-form text documents describing the data used and/or produced during research projects. </li><li>The plans have to be submitted to research funders as part of research grant applications. <br><br></li></ul><h2><span lang="EN-US">What is in a data management plan?</span></h2>Data management plans provide information which describes the manner in which researchers intend to address specific aspects relating to the research data management lifecycle. These specific aspects can be listed as follows: <br><ol><li>Ethical compliance</li><li>Legal compliance</li><li>Formatting</li><li>Organisation</li><li>Documentation</li><li>Storage</li><li>Data checking</li><li>Data analysis</li><li>Version control</li><li>Data sharing</li><li>Data dissemination</li><li>Data preservation </li><li>Reusability<br><br></li></ol><h2><span lang="EN-US">DMP software</span></h2>Researchers can use the following data management planning software applications in order to create data management plans:<br><ol><li><a href="https://dmptool.org/">DMP Tool</a></li><li><a href="https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/">DMP Online</a><br><br></li></ol><h2><span lang="EN-US">Funder requirements</span></h2><ul><li>Several research funders now mandate that researchers submit data management plans as part of research grant applications.</li><li>In some instances such plans may have to be resubmitted during the research process.</li><li>Researchers should consult funder policy documents directly in order to assess the specific requirements of the different research funders.<br><br></li></ul><h2><span lang="EN-US">Funder templates</span></h2>Researchers can access funder templates on both <a href="https://dmptool.org/public_templates">DMP Tool</a> and <a href="https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/public_templates">DMP Online</a>. <br><br><h2>Publisher requirements</h2><ul><li>Some publishers now require that researchers undertake to share their research data.</li><li>Researchers should consult journal data policies directly in order to assess their specific requirements.<br><br></li></ul><h2>University requirements</h2>Stellenbosch University is currently in the process of developing a set of data management planning guidelines for its researchers. <br>

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