What is research data management?

Research Data Management (RDM) refers to the series of measures that need to be taken during a research project in order to obtain high-quality data, make the data available and usable over the long-term, and make research findings reproducible beyond the research project (4). 

RDM-Steps: 

  • Planning 
  • Data collection 
  • Data processing (incl. data documentation) 
  • Data quality control 
  • Data publishing & safeguarding access to data 
  • Data preservation (ensuring the long-term interpretability of data) 
  • Data reuse & search 

Sources: 

(4) Vandendorpe J, Lindstädt B, Shutsko A, Markus K. Online Training Workshop on Research Data Management in (Bio-)Medicine [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2023 Dec 15]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4126/FRL01-006452660