Tools

This guide addresses qualitative data anonymisation from a theoretical, legal and practical perspective. After defining qualitative data anonymisation and addressing some common forms of resistance when it comes to anonymising such data, this guide presents the main anonymisation techniques. It a...

In the social sciences, requirements from funders and journals to make data available often present difficulties for researchers because of data protection issues. Anonymisation is a good solution for addressing the challenges of personal and sensitive data. This FORS Guide provides some practica...

This FORS Guide calls on all parties involved to commit to best practices regarding data citation. It first explains why researchers and students should cite the data they use, and how to cite data correctly. It also focuses on the practice of major Swiss journals and data publishers in social sc...

In social science research there is a push towards open research and open data. Open Data implies that researchers make their data available to other researchers so that the data can be re-used. This Guide describes the requirements and provides researchers with guidance on how and where to share...

A guide with short answers to some of the most common questions that arise when doctoral students and researchers publish research data in Researchdata.se, a national research data portal provided by SND.

The CESSDA Data Management Expert Guide (DMEG) is designed by European experts to help social science researchers make their research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). This is the online version of the DMEG.

This guide provides an overview of data linkage, analyses the main advantages, and summarizes the challenges quantitative researchers and data practitioners face when working with multiple data sources. Moreover, this document aims to provide examples of the developments of data linkage in Switze...

The advent of Open Science poses a number of challenges for researchers with regard to research data management. Amongst the most salient is the necessary balance between data protection and openness. This guide aims to clarify the rights and obligations of researchers regarding the protection of...

In the social sciences in recent years, replication has received increased attention, as there has been a growing understanding that for research to be credible it is crucial that studies can be repeated. Replication allows for determining the validity of scientific conclusions. This FORS Guide p...

This guide is for users of research data accessed via the UK Data Service through its online services provided by the UK Data Service. In particular, all users who obtain data available under a Special Licence Agreement or Controlled data, where disclosure risk is increased, are required to read...