Unofficial guidance on various topics by Social Science Data Editors

Guidance on creating replicable data and program archives

This guidance is for the author wanting to create a replication archive.

See Requested information for the information the Data Editor may request from you, prior to the acceptance of your paper for publication.

Guidance on testing replicability of code

This guidance has two audiences:

• the author wanting to verify whether her code passes muster as a replicable archive
• the replicator wanting to verify the replicability of such an archive

See Verification guidance

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