Believers Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) supports transparency, reproducibility, and the responsible sharing of research data. A formal Data Availability Statement is mandatory for all submitted manuscripts before the References section. This statement must transparently outline whether supporting data are available, where they can be securely accessed, and any explicit conditions or institutional restrictions that apply.
Where practically possible, authors are encouraged to log data in a recognized public repository at or before publication. Shared packages must incorporate sufficient documentation to support reuse, including:
BJHS enforces absolute safety metrics over confidential medical records, genetic profiles, and patient-identifiable parameters. Authors must never upload patient-identifiable data grids unless explicit informed publication consent and legal data-protection safeguards are fully certified.
Valid grounds for public data restrictions include: participant confidentiality barriers, lack of explicit consent for open data distribution, institutional review board (IRB) privacy commands, or patent limitations. Where public routing is barred, authors must evaluate controlled-access repositories or anonymized dataset options.
Authors bear permanent accountability for data accuracy, integrity, and lawful handling. Shared datasets must mirror presented findings exactly, free from fabrication, falsification, or selective data manipulation. Reviewers and editors systematically evaluate the validity of these statements during peer review.
Caution: Masking data access or providing deceptive parameters will delay processing, trigger revision requests, or lead to outright manuscript rejection or post-publication retraction audits.
Authors must notify the Editorial Office immediately if a broken repository link, data omission, or dataset discrepancy is flagged post-launch. BJHS coordinates updates—including formal Corrections or Expressions of Concern—strictly in accordance with COPE integrity rules.
This Data Availability Policy is reviewed continuously to align with evolving health data management guidelines, international research ethics standards, and digital repository archiving requirements.