Data Archiving Permissions
Flexible archiving policies supporting data preservation and research accessibility for primary care science.
Research Preservation Standards
International Journal of General Practice supports comprehensive data archiving to ensure long-term accessibility and reproducibility of published family medicine research. Our policies enable authors to preserve and share research materials appropriately.
We recognize that transparent data practices strengthen the primary care research enterprise and accelerate implementation of findings.
Authors retain significant rights to archive and distribute their primary care research across multiple platforms, maximizing research accessibility while respecting publication agreements.
Institutional Repositories
Authors may deposit published family medicine articles in their institutional repositories immediately upon publication without embargo restrictions.
Subject Repositories
Deposit in primary care-relevant subject repositories is permitted and encouraged for general practice research visibility.
Personal Websites
Authors may post published primary care articles on personal or practice websites with appropriate citation and linking.
Research Networks
Sharing through academic social networks including ResearchGate and Academia.edu is permitted for family medicine publications.
International Journal of General Practice encourages authors to make underlying research data available when possible. Data sharing supports reproducibility and enables secondary analyses advancing primary care knowledge.
- De-identified clinical data may be deposited in appropriate repositories with dataset DOIs
- Data availability statements should describe access conditions for research datasets
- Quality improvement data may be shared following institutional guidelines
- Survey instruments and analysis code may be shared through repositories
Patient privacy: Clinical data sharing must comply with patient privacy regulations. De-identification procedures should follow established standards. Consult institutional guidelines for appropriate data sharing practices in primary care research.
When archiving primary care research, clearly distinguish between preprint versions and final published articles. Link archived versions to the published DOI when possible. Updated versions should reference previous deposits appropriately.
International Journal of General Practice partners with digital preservation services to ensure permanent accessibility of all published family medicine content. These partnerships guarantee your primary care research remains available regardless of organizational changes.
Questions About Archiving?
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