DMP should include a long-term strategy of storing, archiving and protecting research data. The aim of archiving data is to limit the costs of storing data and keeping them accessible. Open Research Data Repositories such as MOST DANYCH can serve as such archives. There can be found plenty of domain and institutional repositories via Web. Sometimes, it is required to deposit research data in a precise repository, by an organisation financing research. Sometimes it is allowed to choose the repository on your own,

To find the appropriate repository for your data, you can use the repository search engine i.e. RE3DATA. There are a few steps which should be followed before choosing the repository, such as:

  • you should be familiar with the conditions of using the portal and check if it fulfils our requirements
  • it is good to know where and how our data will be stored and how they will be protected
  • please be sure that the repository enables to allocate DOI to your datasets to fulfil the requirements of FAIR rules. It is important to allocate the dataset with its authors by providing e.g. ORCID number. While choosing the repository it is worth checking if other scientists from your discipline use this repository
  • you should be familiar if the repository supports metadata standard used in our discipline
  • you should be aware that some of the repositories take a fee for archiving data - Data Processing Charge
  • the popularisation of scientific achievements is a very important aspect of the research activity, Please check if the  chosen repository is indexed  by databases such as Data Citation Index, Mendeley Data or Google Dataset Search
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Good practices of archiving data require the 3-2-1 Backup Rule – creating three backup copies, on two separate storage tools , one backup copy in a different physical location i.e. a different building or 'a cloud'.