Research Data Policy

TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial, published by the Sociology Study Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia, is committed to promoting research transparency, academic integrity, and responsible data management in scholarly publishing. The journal encourages authors to make the research data and supporting materials underlying their findings accessible whenever ethically, legally, and practically permissible.

Recognizing the diversity of research approaches in sociology, social development, and related social sciences, the journal supports responsible data-sharing practices that balance scholarly transparency and research verification with the protection of research participants, communities, and confidential information.

This policy is guided by the relevant principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), particularly those concerning data availability, research integrity, reproducibility, and ethical oversight.

1. Data Availability

Authors are expected to provide sufficient information regarding the availability of data supporting the findings, analyses, and conclusions presented in their manuscripts.

Where applicable, authors should include a Data Availability Statement specifying whether the research data:

1. Are publicly available in an appropriate data repository.

2. Are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

3. Are subject to restricted or controlled access because of ethical, legal, institutional, or confidentiality requirements.

4. Cannot be shared because of privacy, informed consent, security, or other legitimate ethical considerations.

5. Are not applicable because the study did not generate or analyze new research data.

Where necessary to evaluate the reliability, validity, or integrity of a manuscript, the Editorial Team may request supporting data, documentation, or methodological clarification, provided that such requests comply with applicable ethical, legal, and confidentiality requirements.

The journal encourages authors to deposit shareable research data in recognized institutional, disciplinary, or general-purpose repositories. Where available, authors should provide a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), persistent URL, accession number, or another stable identifier that enables readers to locate the relevant data.

Research datasets and other supporting materials should be appropriately cited and acknowledged in accordance with relevant scholarly citation standards.

2. Data Available Upon Reasonable Request

When public data sharing is inappropriate but controlled access remains feasible, authors may indicate that supporting data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Requests for access may be evaluated based on:

1. The academic purpose and legitimacy of the request.

2. The terms of informed consent provided by research participants.

3. Applicable research ethics approvals and institutional requirements.

4. Privacy, confidentiality, and data protection obligations.

5. Intellectual property rights or relevant legal restrictions.

6. Potential risks to individuals, communities, or institutions.

7. Other legitimate ethical or practical considerations.

Authors are not obligated to disclose data when doing so would violate ethical commitments, applicable laws, confidentiality agreements, or the rights and safety of research participants.

Where appropriate, access may be provided through anonymized datasets, aggregated information, selected research materials, or other controlled disclosure arrangements.

3. Ethical, Privacy, and Confidentiality Restrictions

Because TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial publishes research concerning social structures, social relationships, community development, inequality, poverty, social change, public policy, social conflict, identity, and other dimensions of social life, certain studies may involve sensitive, confidential, or personally identifiable information.

Authors must not make research data publicly available when disclosure would:

1. Violate the privacy, confidentiality, or anonymity of research participants.

2. Conflict with informed consent agreements or applicable ethical approvals.

3. Expose individuals, marginalized communities, minority groups, or vulnerable populations to potential harm, discrimination, stigmatization, or retaliation.

4. Reveal sensitive personal, socioeconomic, cultural, religious, political, or institutional information.

5. Violate applicable legal, contractual, or institutional data protection requirements.

6. Compromise data anonymization or create a reasonable risk of participant re-identification.

7. Disclose confidential information obtained through interviews, fieldwork, organizational records, or restricted research settings.

8. Create other legitimate ethical, privacy, security, or safety concerns.

Where data cannot be shared, authors should provide an appropriate explanation in the Data Availability Statement without disclosing additional sensitive information.

The journal recognizes that ethical restrictions on data sharing do not necessarily undermine the scientific validity or scholarly contribution of research.

4. Qualitative Research Data

Given the journal's focus on sociology and social development, particular attention is given to the ethical management and sharing of qualitative research data.

Qualitative research may include interviews, focus group discussions, ethnographic studies, participant observation, life histories, narratives, case studies, community-based research, and other forms of field-based inquiry.

Authors should exercise particular caution when handling or sharing:

1. Interview transcripts and recordings.

2. Field notes and ethnographic observations.

3. Audio, video, photographic, and other visual materials.

4. Personal narratives and life histories.

5. Information concerning participant identities, social relationships, or community affiliations.

6. Confidential organizational, institutional, or community records.

7. Other materials containing sensitive or potentially identifiable information.

Raw qualitative data should not be made publicly available when disclosure could compromise confidentiality, informed consent, participant anonymity, or individual and community safety.

Where appropriate, authors may provide anonymized excerpts, aggregated findings, coding frameworks, thematic summaries, interview guides, or selected supporting materials that allow scholarly evaluation without exposing confidential information.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that anonymization and data-sharing practices are consistent with their ethical obligations and the conditions under which the research data were collected.

5. Data Availability Statement

Where applicable, authors should include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscripts to clarify how the research data supporting their findings may be accessed.

The following examples may be adapted according to the nature of the research.

Example 1. Data Available Upon Reasonable Request

Data Availability Statement: The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to applicable ethical and confidentiality requirements.

Example 2. Data Not Publicly Available

Data Availability Statement: The data supporting this study are not publicly available because they contain sensitive information that could compromise the privacy, confidentiality, or anonymity of research participants.

Example 3. Data Available in a Repository

Data Availability Statement: The datasets generated and/or analyzed during this study are publicly available in [repository name] at [DOI or persistent URL].

Example 4. Restricted Data Access

Data Availability Statement: The data supporting this research are subject to restricted access because of ethical, legal, or institutional requirements. Access may be considered upon reasonable request and subject to the relevant authorization procedures.

Example 5. No New Data Generated or Analyzed

Data Availability Statement: No new data were created or analyzed in this study. Data sharing is therefore not applicable.

Example 6. Qualitative Research with Confidential Participants

Data Availability Statement: The qualitative data generated during this study, including interview transcripts and field notes, are not publicly available to protect participant confidentiality and comply with informed consent agreements. Relevant anonymized information may be provided upon reasonable request where ethically permissible.

Authors should select or adapt the statement that accurately reflects the availability and ethical status of their research data.

6. Responsibility for Research Data

Authors retain responsibility for the accuracy, authenticity, integrity, documentation, ethical management, and appropriate preservation of the data associated with their research.

Authors are expected to:

1. Maintain accurate and reliable records of their research data and analytical procedures.

2. Ensure that data collection, processing, storage, analysis, and sharing comply with relevant ethical requirements.

3. Obtain appropriate informed consent and institutional ethical approval where required.

4. Protect confidential, sensitive, or personally identifiable information.

5. Provide accurate information about the availability and accessibility of supporting data.

6. Acknowledge and cite datasets or other research materials obtained from third parties where applicable.

7. Cooperate with reasonable editorial inquiries concerning the reliability or integrity of research data.

The availability of a dataset does not necessarily indicate that the data have been independently verified or peer reviewed by the journal.

Unless otherwise stated, authors remain responsible for the accuracy, reliability, and ethical management of the data they provide.

7. Data Integrity and Editorial Action

If concerns arise regarding the accuracy, authenticity, availability, reliability, or integrity of research data, the Editorial Team may request clarification, supporting documentation, or access to relevant materials where ethically and legally permissible.

Such concerns may include suspected data fabrication, falsification, inappropriate manipulation, misrepresentation, inconsistent reporting, or other practices that compromise research integrity.

The Editorial Team will assess these concerns fairly and objectively, taking into account the nature of the research, applicable ethical restrictions, and available supporting evidence.

Where serious concerns cannot be satisfactorily resolved, the journal may take appropriate editorial action in accordance with its Publication Ethics and Retraction & Withdrawal Policy, including provisions concerning corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions.

Editorial actions may include requests for clarification or revision, further investigation, rejection of a manuscript, publication of a correction, issuance of an Expression of Concern, or retraction of a published article, depending on the nature and severity of the concerns.

The inability to share confidential or ethically restricted data will not, by itself, constitute evidence of research misconduct.

8. Compliance with Publication Ethics

TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial supports responsible research practices concerning data transparency, availability, confidentiality, reproducibility, and research integrity in accordance with relevant guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The journal recognizes that research transparency must be balanced against the ethical responsibility to protect research participants, respect informed consent, preserve confidentiality, and prevent potential harm to individuals and communities.

Through this policy, the journal seeks to promote accountable, transparent, and ethically responsible research practices while supporting the credibility, accessibility, and scholarly value of research published in sociology, social development, and related disciplines.