Research data management timeline

Find out what data management needs to be done throughout the project in this checklist.

Before project (application stage)

1. Write a data management plan

2. Identify and budget for all eligible costs

3. Apply for an ORCID identifier

During project (award stage)

4. Update the data management plan

5. Store the data

6. Describe the data

7. Decide what data to share

Project end (post-award stage)

8. Deposit and share the data

9. Obtain a DOI

10. Include a data access statement in any publications