OpenICPSR

Last updated: 20 May 2021 at 10:45.

A service of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), openICPSR is a self-publishing repository for social, behavioral, and health sciences research data. openICPSR is particularly well-suited for the deposit of replication data sets for researchers who need to publish their raw data associated with a journal article so that other researchers can replicate their findings. (Source: OpenICPSR website)

General information

Type of service: Repository
Service homepage: https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/
Provider: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Provider homepage: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/
Provides end-user support: unsupported

Administrative information

Data curation strategy: Self publishing repository
Metrics: Usage statistics
Funding source: University of Michigan
Intellectual property: Depositors select from a variety of licenses to distribute their data, including Creative Commons licenses and a Public Domain Mark. More information in the FAQ: https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/faqs
User agreement: users downloading openICPSR data agree: 1) To not use the datasets for investigation of specific research subjects, except when identification is authorized in writing by ICPSR; and 2) To make no use of the identity of any research subject discovered inadvertently, and to advise ICPSR of any such discovery. (https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/faqs)
Contact: icpsr-help@umich.edu

Target group

Target audience(s): Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Stage in research process: After, During

Costs

Costs: No costs

Classification of the service

Confidentiality classifications for data: Internal / Restricted, Public

Additional information

Additional information: This ressource is listed in the international repository of repositories Re3data.org http://doi.org/10.17616/R3D81N

Formats

Accepted metadata formats: Dublin Core; DDI
Accepted file formats: All formats
Supported data type(s): Other, Raw data, Scientific and statistical data formats

Storage

Maximum size of data: 2 gb; up to 1000 files and folders per deposit
Version management: unsupported
Quality control: unsupported

Access

Access requirements: Open; restricted access
Tools/Interfaces for access:
Supported type(s) of persistent identifiers: DOI

Preservation

Long term guarantees: