Data Management Plan Database

A Data Management Plan (DMP) describes how you will manage, store, secure, document, and share research data. DMPs can vary broadly across disciplines, methodologies, and data types. DMPs are a growing requirement for grants, and can also guide data practices for individuals and teams. DMP Assistant is a free webtool that guides you through drafting your DMP and the easiest way to start building a DMP.

Our database gathers examples from across the world including DMPs from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Qualitative DMP Competition, DataOne, Digital Curation Centre, Liber, the Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance, and UC San Diego Research Data Curation into one searchable, open-access platform.

Download the amalgamated dataset: https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/SDITUG

Project Team: Rebeca Gaston Jothyraj (RDM Assistant - 2024), Shrey Acharya (RDM Assistant - 2023), Sarthak Behal (RDM Assistant 2022-23), Danica Evering and Isaac Pratt (RDM Specialists), Debbie Lawlor (Developer).

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Accent, Space and Place in US Country Music, English Choral Music and British Indie Rock

Original Source

Newcastle University

This DMP predicts to collect spectrograms, and formant frequencies. This data will be used in the aim to understand how singers’ accent and pronunciation contributes to the ways their music is received and understood.

Art and Research Data Management Plan Template

Original Source

McMaster University

This data management plan template is designed to facilitate group collaboration among a diverse range of stakeholders, including artists, researchers, research participants, social service workers, community organizers, and community workers. It is intentionally crafted in plain language to facilitate accessibility and understanding for all parties involved. Additionally, it frames the process as conversation as opposed to a more traditional form, fostering relational approaches to interdisciplinary collaboration.

Assessment of hand function while wearing three different flexor tendon repair hand splints in healthy volunteers

Original Source

University of Nottingham

This DMP aims to collect quantitative data from 20 participants, of their Jebsen hand function test (JHFT) results. This data will aid in the assessment of hand function while wearing three different flexor tendon repair hand splints.

Audio Commons: An Ecosystem for Creative Reuse of Audio Content

Original Source

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

This DMP was created for the audioCommons project, which aims to create an ecosystem for reuse of audio content, to encourage creativity and innovation.

Clinical Data from Human Research Participants

Original Source

National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

This is an example of a data management plan from the NIH, intended to collect clinical, demographic, and dialysis data from research participants.

Co-creation of a supportive, inclusive resource for 10-15-year-olds to promote a balanced diet and positive body image

Original Source

Loughborough University

This DMP aims to collect survey and interview data, in the efforts of creating a resource for empowering and supporting teens to be curious and inquire about positive eating, body weight, and body image.

Data Management Plan for Women's Print History Project (1750 - 1830)

Original Source

Digital Research Alliance of Canada; Simon Fraser University

This sample data management plan from the Alliance aims to create a comprehensive digital database of women's contributions to print culture from 1750 to 1830. It uses data collected from a variety of digital databases and print bibliographies and uses a metadata schema developed by the authors.

Data Management Plan: Soundscape Study

Original Source

Digital Research Alliance of Canada; Université de Montréal

This is an example data management plan from the Alliance which describes a fictional research project which involves the collection of soundscapes from monasteries. The fictional researcher intends to collect audio data (WAV files) in order to facilitate analysis.

Data Management Plan Template: Arts-Based Research

Original Source

University of Alberta; Digital Research Alliance of Canada

This is a template DMP for arts-based research intending for projects that will utilize artistic research methods.

Data Management Plan Template: Systematic Reviews

Original Source

University of Calgary; Digital Research Alliance of Canada

This is a template DMP for use in systematic review projects in any field.

DMP Template for Pairwise Systematic Reviews

Original Source

University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Metaresearch and Open Science

Developed by researchers for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, this guidance and worked example extracts examples from Beck, Leblanc, and Morissette's systematic review protocol on depression screening of children and adolescents. It outlines a data management plan for a systematic review study.

DMP Template for Pre-Clinical Animal Studies

Original Source

University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Metaresearch and Open Science

Developed by researchers for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, this guidance and worked example outlines a data management plan for a pre-clinical laboratory animal study. This DMP outlines a project to explore stroke treatments using biocellulose duroplasty with rat subjects.

DMP Template for Randomized Clinical Trials

Original Source

University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Metaresearch and Open Science

Developed by researchers for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, this guidance and worked example outlines a data management plan for a randomized controlled trial conducted with 100 human participants. Demographic data will be collected from participants, and then other data is collected by an electroencephalogram, electroculogram, electromyogram, as well as video and sound.

FEAST: Food systems that support transitions to hEalthy And Sustainable dieTs

Original Source

FEAST Consortium

This DMP was created for the FEAST project, which aims to collect images, video, audio, presentation, questionnaires, interviews, and documentation data. The project itself intends to use this data to study food systems that support transitions to healthy and sustainable diets.

Functional strength training versus movement performance therapy for upper limb motor recovery early after stroke: a RCT

Original Source

University of East Anglia; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This DMP was curated for the purpose of using MRI, TMS, and case report form data to analyze functional strength training for upper limb recovery after stroke.

Genomics Study: DMP template and worked example

Original Source

University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Metaresearch and Open Science

Developed by researchers for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, this guidance and worked example outlines a hypothetical genomic study into acute lymphoblastic leukaemia using blood drawn from patients, healthy volunteers, and mouse models.

Non-human data (primates)

Original Source

National Institute on Aging (NIA); Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This DMP aims to collect videographic data to generate cardiac physiological profiles taking into consideration behavioral and autonomic nervous system data from 500 subjects.

Pilot study of Eco-Design in Action: A Graphic Design Sustainability Toolkit in UK Higher Education

Original Source

Loughborough University

This DMP aims to collect qualitative interview data, which will be used in the efforts of validating and exploring more about a literature review on the integration of sustainability into graphic design pedagogy in UK higher education.

Promoting Healthy Families Data Management Plan

Original Source

McMaster University; Offord Center for Child Studies

This DMP aims to collect questionnaires, personal data, computer-based tasks & output, ECG’s, EDA’s, videos, audio recordings, data analysis files, linkage data, interviews, and transcripts. This data will be used for the Promoting Healthy Families project, which will assess whether Triple P and COSP can help promote healthy family relationships.

Sample DMSP for R01 – mouse study, cardiac function, image data, -omics data

Original Source

University of Alabama Birmingham; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This is an example DMP that aims to collect gene and protein expression data to assess DNA methylation and its impact on cardiac function.

VDL Student Data Management Record

Original Source

McMaster University

This is a student data management record created by the vascular dynamics lab. Although it was created for students working within this lab and is structured for kinesiology related research, it has broad applicability as an exit protocol for labs working across Natural and Health Sciences.

Women's Advanced Risk-Assessment in Manitoba (WARM) Hearts

Original Source

University of Manitoba; Digital Research Alliance of Canada

This DMP aims to collect clinical data for 1000 women for an observational study to assess the effectiveness of a cardiovascular screening program and identify any potential biomarkers that are predicative for cardiovascular disease.