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The informed consent process is a central component of the ethical conduct of research with human subjects overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). Crafting compliant consent forms with permissive language broadens the shareability and usability of research data. Incorporating considerations for data sharing and potential reuse into the informed consent process is crucial to preempt future complications and adverse outcomes, all while meeting funders' and publishers' increasing data sharing requirements.

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Many scientific journals require authors to provide a data availability statement (DAS) to adhere to openness and transparency principles. The DAS specifies how and where the underlying data used in a study can be accessed and the terms under which they can be obtained. We cover best practicves for writing such statements in compliance with policy requirements.

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Pre-existing publicly available data can be reused multiple times by their creators and collectors or by other parties not involved in the original study.

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