The Sapientia Filipina: Review of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (SFREMS) is committed to promoting transparency, reproducibility, and responsible research practices through the appropriate sharing and documentation of research data. Authors are required to include a Data Availability Statement in every manuscript, describing the availability of the data, materials, software, or other resources supporting the findings of the study.

The journal recognizes that data sharing strengthens scholarly integrity, facilitates independent verification, promotes collaboration, and enhances the long-term value of published research. At the same time, SFREMS acknowledges that ethical, legal, privacy, proprietary, or contractual obligations may limit the public sharing of certain types of data.

Authors must include a Data Availability Statement indicating how the data supporting the findings of the study may be accessed.

Research data may be:

Where data are deposited in a repository, authors should provide:

Depending on the nature of the study, research data may include:

Authors are encouraged to provide sufficient documentation to facilitate understanding and appropriate reuse of shared materials.

SFREMS recognizes that certain research data cannot be shared publicly.

Acceptable reasons for restricting access include:

Where data cannot be made publicly available, authors should clearly explain the reason within the Data Availability Statement and indicate whether access may be granted under specific conditions.

Authors are encouraged to deposit research data in trusted repositories that provide long-term preservation and persistent identifiers.

Examples include:

The journal encourages the use of repositories that support open access whenever ethically and legally appropriate.

Authors may adapt one of the following statements as appropriate.

Publicly Available Data

Data Available on Request

Restricted Data

No New Data Generated

Authors are expected to provide sufficient methodological detail to allow readers to understand, critically evaluate, and, where appropriate, replicate the study.

Manuscripts should clearly describe:

Authors are encouraged to follow internationally recognized reporting guidelines appropriate to their research design and academic discipline.

SFREMS supports research practices that promote reproducibility and transparency across multidisciplinary fields.

Authors are encouraged, whenever ethically and legally possible, to provide:

Providing these materials enables other researchers to verify, reproduce, extend, or build upon published findings.

Data sharing should always respect:

Authors must ensure that any shared datasets have been appropriately anonymized, de-identified, or aggregated before public release whenever individual participants, organizations, or confidential business information could otherwise be identified.

The journal recognizes that legitimate ethical, legal, commercial, contractual, or privacy considerations—including compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) of the Philippines—may limit data sharing. Accordingly, SFREMS will not require authors to disclose confidential information or personal data in violation of applicable laws, ethical standards, institutional policies, or contractual obligations.

For research involving personal information, sensitive personal information, or privileged information collected within the Philippines, authors must comply with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), as well as relevant issuances of the National Privacy Commission (NPC).

Authors are responsible for ensuring that:

The journal will not require authors to disclose data in a manner that violates the Data Privacy Act of 2012, institutional ethics requirements, confidentiality agreements, or other applicable legal obligations.

Editors and reviewers may consider the adequacy of the Data Availability Statement during editorial assessment and peer review.

Where necessary, the Editorial Office may request:

Failure to provide an appropriate Data Availability Statement may delay editorial processing.

The Sapientia Filipina: Review of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (SFREMS) is committed to promoting openness, reproducibility, responsible data stewardship, and transparency across multidisciplinary scholarship. By encouraging appropriate data sharing, comprehensive methodological reporting, and responsible management of research outputs, the journal strengthens the reliability, credibility, and long-term value of published research while respecting ethical, legal, and privacy obligations. These practices support the advancement of education and multidisciplinary research for the benefit of researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, institutions, and society.

This policy has been developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles governing research transparency, data sharing, reproducibility, privacy protection, and responsible scholarly publishing. It is informed by the guidance and recommendations of:

SFREMS periodically reviews and updates this policy to ensure continued alignment with evolving international standards for research transparency, data availability, publication ethics, data protection, editorial integrity, and responsible open-access scholarly publishing.