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Data Availability Statement Guidelines
To comply with the Terra Alimentaria "Expects Data" policy, authors must include a Data Availability Statement in the Declarations section of their manuscript. Below is a list of standardized templates for various data-sharing scenarios.
Note: You may combine multiple statements if your research uses diverse data sources. For example, if you generated original data but also relied on a commercial life cycle assessment dataset (e.g., ecoinvent), you should combine Statement 1 and Statement 6.
| # | Availability of Data | Template for Data Availability Statement |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Openly available in a public repository (with DOI) | 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]. |
| 2 | Openly available in a public repository (no DOI) | The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name] at [URL], reference number [reference number]. |
| 3 | Derived from public domain resources | The data that support the findings of this study are available in [repository name] at [URL / DOI link], reference number [reference number]. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: [list resources and URLs]. |
| 4 | Embargoed due to commercial restrictions | The data that support the findings will be available in [repository name] at [URL / DOI link] following an embargo period ending on [Date], to allow for the commercialization of research findings. |
| 5 | 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. The data are not publicly available due to [privacy or ethical] restrictions. |
| 6 | Subject to third-party restrictions (e.g., commercial LCA datasets) |
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]. |
| 7 | Available on request from the authors | The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. |
| 8 | Available in article supporting information | The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article. |
| 9 | Data sharing not applicable (No new data generated / theoretical research) |
Data sharing is not applicable to this article, as no new datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study. |
| 10 | Author elects not to share data | Research data are not shared. (Note: Use only if justified and compliant with specific journal exemptions). |
Formatting Guidance
Please ensure that your Data Availability Statement is provided during the submission process and is clearly placed under the Declarations heading in your final manuscript file before the reference list.
