Dataset Identifier in Abstract
When the relevant dataset has a persistent public identifier, report that identifier and repository information in the abstract where the journal and ICMJE guidance call for it. This is narrower than a Data Availability Statement: it identifies a dataset/repository in the abstract and does not replace the article’s broader access, conditions, or sharing statement.
When the relevant dataset has a persistent public identifier, report that identifier and repository information in the abstract where the journal and ICMJE guidance call for it.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This is narrower than a Data Availability Statement: it identifies a dataset/repository in the abstract and does not replace the article’s broader access, conditions, or sharing statement.
Further guidance
Content
Verify the persistent identifier and repository record, state them exactly, and make sure they correspond to the dataset actually deposited or analyzed.
Practical Application
When the venue and study context call for it, report the dataset’s verified persistent identifier together with the repository name and record information at the end of the abstract. Copy the identifier exactly from the repository record and confirm it refers to the dataset actually deposited or used in the secondary analysis.
Purpose
Make the specific underlying or reused dataset findable and unambiguous from the article metadata and abstract.
Reader Check
Does the identifier resolve to the correct dataset, and is the repository information specific enough that the dataset is unambiguous without replacing the article’s fuller data-availability statement?
Worked Example
If a reused dataset has a DOI in a public repository, give that DOI and repository in the abstract as required, while retaining a separate Data Availability Statement for access conditions or additional materials.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
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