Research Data Management

In current debates on research data management, national and international funding bodies are calling on all disciplines to permanently store research data and make it available for further use. The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) already established general guidelines for this purpose in 2015 and called on disciplines and professional societies to reflect on the handling of research data and to establish suitable standards.

Against this backdrop on 01-10-2019 the GASCA General Meeting passed a position paper which intends to support researchers and teachers of social and cultural anthropology in dealing with the requirements for archiving, storing and distributing research data and materials. The GASCA also expects funding bodies to consider these positions when awarding grants and reviewing project reports.