{"id":118,"date":"2021-07-06T13:27:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T10:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/rdm\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:34:55","slug":"sharing-research-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/rdm\/sharing-research-data\/","title":{"rendered":"5. After the research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The life cycle of the data continues even after the research ends. The research data can then be opened, stored for a fixed term, prepared for long-term preservation, archived, or disposed of appropriately. Opening data means the act of making it available to others as freely as possible. Fixed-term storage refers to the storage of the data for a specific term, whereas long-term preservation refers to the storage of data without a time limit. Long-term preservation and archiving often refer to the same thing, including the notion that the material will no longer be modified once the preserving\/archiving begins, <\/em>but its preservation and usability are guaranteed by various measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the advancement of open science, making the data openly available has been set as a common goal in academic community. Quality data is a merit for the researcher especially when opened for reuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening and publishing your data is recommended whenever possible so that the data can be reused in new scientific research or for educational purposes. The general principle is as follows: as open as possible, as closed as necessary. In addition, open access to the research data behind scientific articles is more and more widely required. According to UEF Open science and research policy<\/a>, research data should principally be opened whenever possible and in accordance with research ethics and the legal framework.  Moreover, research funders place opening of research data ever higher in their priorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\t

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