Open Data and FAIR Data Policy

1. General Provisions

1.1. This Policy defines the requirements of the journal Professional Pedagogy concerning the management, preservation, disclosure, and use of research data associated with scholarly publications.

1.2. The Policy has been developed in accordance with the principles of Open Science and international standards for research data management, in particular the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

1.3. The purpose of this Policy is to:

  • ensure transparency of scientific research;
  • enhance the reproducibility of research results;
  • promote the reuse of research data;
  • integrate the journal into the international scholarly community.

2. Key Terms

2.1. Research data – factual materials (quantitative, qualitative, experimental, statistical, etc.) used to substantiate research findings.

2.2. Open data – data that are available for free use, reuse, and redistribution.

2.3. FAIR data – data that comply with the principles of:

  • findability;
  • accessibility;
  • interoperability;
  • reusability.

3. General Principles of the Policy

3.1. The journal supports the principles of open access to the results of scientific research.

3.2. Authors are encouraged to:

  • make their research data publicly available;
  • ensure appropriate documentation of data;
  • use open-access repositories.

3.3. Compliance with the requirements of this Policy is mandatory for authors, unless otherwise justified by ethical, legal, or security constraints.

4. Requirements for Open Data

4.1. For each article, authors must provide a Data Availability Statement, which shall include:

  • information on the presence or absence of open data;
  • a link to the repository (if applicable);
  • the terms and conditions of data access.

4.2. Recommended data storage locations include:

  • international open-access repositories;
  • institutional repositories;
  • specialised disciplinary databases.

4.3. Data must be accompanied by:

  • metadata;
  • a description of data collection methodology;
  • information on data format and structure.

5. Requirements for FAIR Data

5.1. Authors must ensure that research data comply with the FAIR principles.

Findable

  • assignment of a persistent unique identifier (e.g. DOI);
  • availability of metadata.

Accessible

  • open access or clearly defined access conditions;
  • use of standardised access protocols.

Interoperable

  • use of open data formats (CSV, TXT, XML, etc.);
  • application of standardised vocabularies and terminologies.

Reusable

  • assignment of an appropriate licence (e.g. Creative Commons Attribution);
  • provision of sufficient descriptive information to enable data reuse.

6. Accounting and Monitoring of FAIR Data

6.1. The journal maintains records of research data associated with published articles.

6.2. Key indicators include:

  • the number of articles with open data;
  • the number of articles containing FAIR-compliant data;
  • the number of repository links;
  • the proportion of articles including a Data Availability Statement.

6.3. Data accounting is conducted by the editorial board on an annual basis.

6.4. Monitoring results are published as aggregated statistics on the journal’s website.

7. Number of Published FAIR Data Sets

7.1. The indicator “number of published FAIR data sets” is defined as:

  • the number of datasets that comply with the FAIR principles and are linked to published articles.

7.2. Accounting is based on the following criteria:

  • availability of an active dataset link;
  • compliance with baseline FAIR requirements;
  • availability of metadata.

7.3. The journal sets the following benchmarks:

  • short-term (1–2 years): at least 20% of articles with open data;
  • medium-term (3–5 years): at least 40% of articles with FAIR data;
  • long-term: implementation of a mandatory open data policy.

8. Ethical and Legal Restrictions

8.1. Data shall not be made publicly available if they:

  • contain personal data;
  • infringe intellectual property rights;
  • involve state or commercial secrets.

8.2. In such cases, authors must specify the reason for restricted access.

9. Responsibilities of the Parties

9.1. Authors are responsible for:

  • the accuracy and reliability of research data;
  • compliance with ethical standards;
  • adherence to the FAIR principles.

9.2. The journal’s editorial board:

  • verifies the presence of a Data Availability Statement;
  • monitors relevant indicators;
  • promotes the implementation of Open Science practices.