The International Journal of Civil Service Reform and Practice (IJCSRP) supports the principles of research transparency, reproducibility, and responsible research data management.

Authors are encouraged to make the data supporting the findings of their research available whenever this is legally, ethically, and technically feasible. Data sharing enhances the transparency, credibility, and reproducibility of published research.

Research data may include, but are not limited to:

• datasets;
• questionnaires and survey instruments;
• interview protocols;
• statistical code and software scripts;
• analytical methods;
• supplementary materials necessary to verify or reproduce the reported findings.

Authors must not publicly disclose personal, confidential, classified, security-sensitive, or legally protected data. Where possible, authors should provide anonymized, aggregated, synthetic, or controlled-access versions of the data.

Authors are encouraged to deposit research data in a recognized public or institutional repository and provide a persistent identifier (e.g., DOI or URL) in the manuscript where appropriate.

All manuscripts reporting empirical research must include a Data Availability Statement indicating whether the underlying research data are publicly available and, if so, where they can be accessed.

Examples of Data Availability Statements include:

• The data supporting the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name] at [DOI or URL].
• The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
• The data are not publicly available because they contain confidential information or are subject to legal, ethical, contractual, or institutional restrictions.

The Journal recognizes that certain research data—particularly those involving government institutions, public officials, confidential documents, personal information, interviews, or survey respondents—may be subject to legal, ethical, or confidentiality restrictions. In such cases, authors are not required to make the data publicly available but should clearly explain the reason in the Data Availability Statement.

The Editorial Office may request access to the original research data during peer review or after publication when necessary to verify the integrity, validity, or reproducibility of the reported findings. Any such data will be treated confidentially and used solely for editorial purposes.

Failure to provide requested data or a reasonable explanation may result in suspension of review, rejection, correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the stage and seriousness of the matter.

The Journal encourages authors to follow the FAIR Data Principles, ensuring that research data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable, whenever appropriate.