Make findings, methods, and data open

SEER Standards

• Researchers must submit the electronic versions of final manuscripts to an archive site that will make them freely available to others.
• Note: Consistent with the IES Public Access to Research Policy, IES grantees and contractors must use ERIC for this purpose.
• Researchers must provide access to the final research data arising from their activities, while protecting the rights of study participants and the confidentiality of the data in a manner consistent with the requirements of the responsible institutional review board (IRB) as well as applicable state and Federal laws and regulations.
• Note: Consistent with the IES Public Access to Research Policy, grantees and contractors testing the causal impacts of policies, practices, and/or interventions are required to develop a data management plan (DMP). DMPs must specify how final research data will be shared.

Resources

• Read the NCEE Publication Sharing Study Data: A Guide for Education Researchers, by Neild, Robinson, and Agufa (2022).
• View the archived webinar on Sharing Study Data: A Guide for Education Researchers
• Learn more about IES's Public Access Policy
• Learn more about the federal-wide mandate to provide open-access to federal science information at science.gov
• Access the ERIC Grantee and Online Submission System
• Access ERIC FAQs for complying with the Public Access Policy
• Read the IES Implementation Guide for Public Access to Research Data and its related FAQ
• Watch recorded sessions from previous IES Principal Investigators' Meetings relevant to this topic.

Last Modified: June 10, 2021