Answered By: Jennifer Moore
Last Updated: Nov 10, 2022     Views: 152

WUSTL researchers may submit data to Open Scholarship subject to the following submission criteria:

  • Data must be authored by at least one Washington University in St. Louis researcher.
  • Data must be non-restricted data that DO NOT contain any private, confidential, or other legally protected information (e.g., personal identifiable information).
  • Data must be deposited for open access or have embargoes that are in line with funding requirements.
  • Data are digital. If you are interested in learning more about creating a digital project or having your work digitized, please contact Scholarly Publishing Services. 
  • Data must include adequate documentation describing the nature of the data at an appropriate level for purposes of reuse and discovery. Learn how to create well-documented data on our Data Management Research Guide or by contacting your Data Services, or your subject librarian.
  • The data should be in a milestone, or final project data. 
  • Data should consist of original and unique data that is not published elsewhere.

Adapted from the University of Minnesota DRUM Policies and Terms.

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