Data & reproducibility

Data availabilty

The data underlying the findings of research published in AJVS must be made publicly available in biological databases, which must be clearly indicated in the study's methodology and in the Data availability statement. This helps ensure transparency and reproducibility in research by allowing other researchers to verify results and build upon the work. Rare exceptions may apply and must be agreed to with the Editorial board.

Data falsification and fabrication

Data falsification is manipulating research data with the intention of giving a false impression. This includes manipulating images, removing outliers or “inconvenient” results, changing, adding or omitting data points, etc. Data fabrication means the making up of research findings.

Any questions regarding data integrity raised during or after the peer review process will be referred to the Editor. The Editor may request (anonymised) underlying study data from the author(s) for inspection or verification. If the original data cannot be produced, the manuscript may be rejected or, in the case of a published article, retracted. Cases of suspected misconduct will be reported to the author(s)’ institution(s).