Use the below directories of repositories to identify if any discipline-specific repositories exist. You can also refer to any funder or publication guidelines and/or ask your colleagues or professional organizations if there are recommended repositories where your data can live with other similar research data.
A global registry of research data repositories from different academic disciplines. Allows for browsing by subject or content type in addition to keyword searching.
A catalogue of databases, described according to the BioDBcore guidelines, along with the standards used within them; partly compiled with the support of Oxford University Press.
Sample lists by funding agencies and major publications:
This table lists NIH-supported data repositories that make data accessible for reuse. Most accept submissions of appropriate data from NIH-funded investigators (and others), but some restrict data submission to only those researchers involved in a specific research network.
A list of acceptable repositories for USGS funded information products, a category that includes scientific publications, such as USGS series and outside publications, and data products).
Generalist Repositories
If you don't find or aren't aware of any disciplinary repositories to house your data, these well-established "generalist" (interdisciplinary) repositories host data from any discipline.
**WHEN IN DOUBT, START HERE!** If using a domain repository is not possible, use this chart to compare some of the main generalist repositories to determine which is the best for you.
An open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others, and allows you to replicate others work. Researchers, data authors, publishers, data distributors, and affiliated institutions all receive appropriate credit.
A curated resource that makes the data underlying scientific publications discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of datatypes.
A repository where users can make all of their research outputs available in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner. Allows users to upload any file format to be made visualizable in the browser so that figures, datasets, media, papers, posters, presentations, and filesets can be disseminated.
Social, behavioral, and health sciences research data. ICPSR deposits are available to ICPSR member institutions (not fully open). For a fee, ICPSR curates data to maximize access and ensure long-term preservation.
A dedicated archive for storing and sharing digital data (and accompanying documentation) generated or collected through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences.
Git Repositories
Git repositories are used to store and manage versions of files for a project, often used collaboratively by programmers developing source code.
Locally managed, open source software to collaborate on code. Manage git repositories with fine grained access controls that keep your code secure. Perform code reviews and enhance collaboration with merge requests. Each project can also have an issue tracker and a wiki.
Infographic providing information for researchers on the costs of research data management, how these can be addressed in advance, and the community resources available. By OpenAIRE.
