Repository Policy

In Science and Philosophy ISSN: 2594-2204, we use the open-access repositories ZENODO and GitHub, adopting the general policies offered to their users.

Content
Scope: All fields of research. All types of research artifacts. Content must not violate privacy or copyright, nor breach confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements for data collected from human subjects.
Research Data Status: Any status is accepted, from any stage of the research lifecycle.
Eligible Depositors: Anyone can register as a Zenodo user. All users can deposit content for which they hold the corresponding rights.
Ownership: By uploading content, no change of ownership is implied, and no ownership rights are transferred to CERN. All uploaded content remains the property of the parties prior to submission.
Data File Formats: All formats are permitted, even those that are conservation-unfriendly. We are working on guidelines and features that will help people deposit in easy-to-preserve formats.
Volume and Size Limitations: The total file size limit per record is 50 GB. Higher quotas may be requested and granted on a case-by-case basis.
Data Quality: All information is provided "as is," and the user will hold Zenodo and any information providers who provide data to Zenodo harmless from any use of such information.
Metadata Sources and Types: All metadata is stored internally in JSON format according to a defined JSON schema. Metadata is exported in several standard formats, such as MARCXML, Dublin Core, and DataCite Metadata Schema (in accordance with the OpenAIRE Guidelines).
Language: For textual elements, English is preferred, but all languages are accepted.
Licenses: Users must specify a license for all publicly available files. Licenses for closed-access files can be specified in the description field.
Access and Reuse
Access to Data Objects: Files can be deposited under closed, open, or embargoed access. Files deposited under closed access are protected from unauthorized access at all levels. Access to metadata and data files is provided through standard protocols such as HTTP and OAI-PMH.
Use and Reuse of Data Objects: Use and reuse are subject to the license under which the data objects were deposited.
Embargoed Status: Users can deposit content under embargo status and provide an embargo end date. The repository will restrict access to the data until the end of the embargo period; at that point, the content will automatically become publicly available.
Restricted Access: Users can deposit restricted files with the ability to share access with others if certain requirements are met. These files will not be made publicly available and can only be shared with the approval of the original file depositor.
Metadata Access and Reuse: Metadata is CC0 licensed, except for email addresses. All metadata is exported via OAI-PMH and may be harvested.
Deletion
Revocation: Content deemed out of scope for the repository will be deleted, and associated DOIs issued by Zenodo will be revoked. Please report any suspected policy violations immediately, ideally no later than 24 hours after upload. Alternatively, content that already has an external DOI will have the Zenodo DOI invalidated and the record updated to reflect the original external DOI. User access may be revoked for violations of the Terms of Use.
Withdrawal: If the uploaded research object must be withdrawn at a later date, the reason for the withdrawal will be indicated on a tombstone page, which will subsequently be notified in its place. Withdrawal is considered an exceptional action, which must typically be requested and duly justified by the original uploader. In all other circumstances, reasonable attempts will be made to contact the original uploader to obtain consent. The DOI and URL of the original object are retained.
Longevity
Versions: Data files are versioned. Records are not versioned. Uploaded data is archived as a Submission Information Package. Derivatives of data files are generated, but the original content is never modified. Records can be removed from public view; however, the data files and the record are retained.
Replicas: All data files are stored in CERN data centers, primarily in Geneva, with replicas in Budapest.