Research records
Data Policy
Data availability, privacy, and ethical handling expectations for JOTS submissions.
Last reviewed: 25 August 2025
Availability statements
Where appropriate, submissions should include a data availability statement explaining whether data are public, restricted, confidential, not applicable, or available on reasonable request.
Sensitive data
Tourism research involving people, communities, workers, minors, vulnerable groups, destinations, or personal data must respect consent, privacy, confidentiality, and ethical limits.
Retention
Authors should retain research records long enough to support editorial questions, corrections, or integrity checks, subject to ethical approvals and data protection obligations.
For policy questions, contact editor@otsjournal.org.