Reproducible Data Management

UCSF guidance on the NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy.

This Policy establishes the requirements of submission of Data Management and Sharing Plans and compliance with NIH Institute, Center, or Office (ICO)-approved Plans. It also emphasizes the importance of good data management practices and establishes the expectation for maximizing the appropriate sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research, with justified limitations or exceptions. This Policy applies to research funded or conducted by NIH that results in the generation of scientific data.

This article from PLoS Computational Biology details the steps in the data management planning process.

Provided by the UCSF RDO these templates are for researchers who need to address data and resource sharing in their grants. Note that these are not as comprehensive as a full data management plan.

UCSF has created a working draft template of a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Data Management Plan (DMP) as part of an ongoing effort to streamline access to CMS data. To access the template please contact Victoria So at victoria.so@ucsf.edu

This comprehensive questionnaire from Purdue University can help researchers think about all the different aspects of the research data lifecycle that should be addressed in a data management plan.

The DMPTool is a free, open-source, online application that helps researchers create data management plans. The DMPTool provides a click-through wizard for creating a DMP that complies with funder requirements. It also has direct links to funder websites, help text for answering questions, and resources for best practices surrounding data management.