• Data storage
• Preregistration and registered reports
• Open Access publishing
• Data sharing; data publication; data preservation
• Publication Packages
• Open source software
• Engaging the public in your research results

Publication Packages

Publication packages aim at ensuring the transparency of the research leading to a publication. The documents included in the publication package vary depending on the research tradition and methods used. The core elements of the package include:  

• The Publication or its persistent identifier, most often a DOI. (The faculty indeed strongly encourages its researchers to cross-link publications and Publication Packages through their persistent identifiers and to register their publications in academic journals on LUCRIS); 
• A Data Management Plan (DMP) or another, similar or equivalent document; 
• Project metadata that encompass relevant research design elements insofar this is not described in the publication itself; 
• When possible and relevant research data and their related metadata. 

More information about national-level requirements can be found in the DSW's 'Guideline for the archiving of academic research for Faculties of Behavioural and Social Sciences'. Detailed lists and instructions exist for each institute; please refer to your institute-specific policy.   

Open source software

Open-source software is released under a license which makes it available for anyone to use, distribute and modify. Not only does this aid in the transparency of the software, but it guarantees a degree of stability for long-term projects as the software remains public and cannot be discontinued. 

For more information on open-source software, visit the Research Software Community Leiden website.

Engaging the public in your research results

The Citizen Science Lab supports researchers, citizens and societal organizations to generate new knowledge together. Explore this website to learn more about the Citizen Science Lab and projects in which you can participate.