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increasingly require researchers to develop data management plans. These plans support the researcher in considering all relevant aspects of data management from the very beginning of a research project. A DMP should stimulate researchers to think about optimal handling, organising, documenting, and storing of their data.\nCurrently, there is a lot of variation in research data management policies. Many research funding organisations, research organisations, and research communities have developed their own rules and templates. This can be confusing for researchers and is especially problematic as many researchers acquire their funding from different sources; they are increasingly confronted with different grant requirements and institutional policies. There is an urgent need to align data management policies in order to provide more clarity for researchers. DMPs should not be a bureaucratic burden for them, but a useful means of support when planning and conducting a research project.\nThe following list presents six topics that should be covered in DMPs, each specified with several guiding questions. These topics and questions for setting up a DMP form the core requirements that every research funding organisation should request in order for the researcher to develop a useful DMP. The order of the core requirements can be changed according to specific needs and organisational focal points. However, all six core requirements need to be addressed in a DMP.\nCore Requirements for Data Management Plans\nWhen developing solid data management plans, researchers are required to deal with the following topics and answer the following questions:\nData description and collection or re-use of existing data\nHow will new data be collected or produced and/or how will existing data be re-used?\nWhat data (for example the kind, formats, and volumes) will be collected or produced?\nDocumentation and data quality\nWhat metadata and documentation (for example the methodology of data collection and way of organising data) will accompany data?\nWhat data quality control measures will be used?\nStorage and backup during the research process\nHow will data and metadata be stored and backed up during the research process?\nHow will data security and protection of sensitive data be taken care of during the research?\nLegal and ethical requirements, codes of conduct\nIf personal data are processed, how will compliance with legislation on personal data and on data security be ensured?\nHow will other legal issues, such as intellectual property rights and ownership, be managed? What legislation is applicable?\nHow will possible ethical issues be taken into account, and codes of conduct followed?\nData sharing and long-term preservation\nHow and when will data be shared? Are there possible restrictions to data sharing or embargo reasons?\nHow will data for preservation be selected, and where will data be preserved long-term (for example a data repository or archive)?\nWhat methods or software tools will be needed to access and use the data?\nHow will the application of a unique and persistent identifier (such as a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)) to each data set be ensured?\nData management responsibilities and resources\nWho (for example role, position, and institution) will be responsible for data management (i.e. the data steward)?\nWhat resources (for example financial and time) will be dedicated to data management and ensuring that data will be FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable)?","cbCaiay0QYY4kTHh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiay0QYY4kTHh","docx",149871,"English","# Introduction\n# Core Requirements for Data Management Plans\n## Data description and collection or re-use of existing data\n## Documentation and data quality\n## Storage and backup during the research process\n## Legal and ethical requirements, codes of conduct\n## Data sharing and long-term preservation\n## Data management responsibilities and resources","[{\"question\":\"Why are data management plans required in research projects?\",\"answer\":\"Research funding and research organisations require DMPs so researchers consider relevant data management aspects from the beginning, enabling optimal handling, organising, documenting, and storage of research data.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the six core topics that a DMP must cover?\",\"answer\":\"A DMP must address data description and collection or reuse, documentation and data quality, storage and backup, legal and ethical requirements, data sharing and long-term preservation, and data management responsibilities and resources.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document address consistency of DMP expectations across organisations?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that varying policies and templates create confusion, and it calls for alignment of data management policies so researchers face clearer, more consistent grant and institutional requirements.\"}]","Core Requirements for Data Management Plans - Introduction | DOCX"]