Supporting Information for Users

This section collects information that is useful when writing a Data Management Plan (DMP).

• Purpose of a DMP explains what a DMP is and why you should write one for your research project. It also gives an overview about DMP requirements from funders and institutions.
• Get local/disciplinary support refers to disciplinary data management experts and data management support staff at your institution.

It is beneficial to take research data management into consideration already ahead of starting a research project, particularly if applying for external funding.

• Considerations pre-start/pre-award provides a set of guiding questions to be considered pre-start/ pre-award.

The core section is structured according to our DMP template. For each chapter in the DMP, it contains general and question-specific guidance:

• Get started with DMP writing
• 1 - About the DMP
• 2 - About the research project
• 3 - Legal and ethical aspects
• 4 - Storing and protecting data during the project
• 5 - Reusing or collecting data
• 6 - Data documentation during the project
• 7 - Processing, analysing and interpreting data
• 8 - Preserving and publishing data
• 9 - Responsibilities and resources

Finally, we explain relevant terminology:

• Research data terms gives definitions of relevant terms used in the context of data management plans.

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