RDIM Step 3 - Archive Archiving and Publishing Guide

Archiving and Publishing Guide

Last updated: August 2025

JCU

Welcome to the Archiving and Publishing Guide!

This guide is structured around HDR milestones at JCU to help you complete key data management tasks with confidence. While designed for HDR candidates, advisors, ECRs, and experienced researchers will also find it useful.

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📑 Table of Contents

1. Get Started
➤ What to Do and When
➤ Using the Research Data JCU Platform
➤ Where to Get Help

2. Identify Data for Archiving
➤ Do I Need to Archive My Data?
➤ Do I Qualify for an Exemption?

3. Prepare Data for Archiving
➤ Get Your Data Archive-Ready

4. Archive Data
➤ Create a Data Record
➤ Uploading Data (Checklist)

5. Publish Data
➤ Archive Before You Publish
➤ Benefits of Data Sharing
➤ Ethical and Legal Limits
➤ DOIs & Manuscript Submission
➤ Describe & Share Your Data