Research & Transparency

Data Availability & Data Sharing

Physical Activity Review supports transparent reporting of the availability of data underlying published research.

Data Availability Statement

Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement appropriate to the type of research conducted.

Available statement types

Statements may indicate that data are:

  • Publicly available.
  • Available from the authors upon reasonable request.
  • Restricted for ethical, privacy or legal reasons.
  • Not applicable because no research data were generated or analysed.

Repositories

When data are deposited in a repository, authors should provide a stable identifier or link where available.

Ethical limitations

Data sharing must remain consistent with participant consent, privacy, confidentiality and applicable legal requirements.