Data provides the core of your publication and is the foundation on which scientific, technical and medical knowledge is built. As a researcher, you are encouraged — and sometimes mandated — to store your research data and make it accessible and discoverable, so others can reuse it. Scientific Steps International Publishing Services’ journals have different guidelines when it comes to research data, either encouraging or requiring you to take certain actions. Although much research data is disseminated as part of journal articles, a host of other data is not made available through article publication. These guidelines concern research data that often underlies, but exists outside of research articles. You can use the information below to understand the requirements of your chosen journal, so you can make informed choices about where and how to publish.