Policies of educational journals regarding deposit in repositories

Collaboration among researchers is key to scientific progress, and data sharing plays a vital role in ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility. Despite existing measures, significant disparities remain in data deposition practices across academic fields. In education, there is still limited evidence regarding data sharing practices. This study analyzes the editorial policies of 60 journals from the three education categories in the Web of Science Core Collection. Results show that most journals in Education & Educational Research encourage data deposition, though few specify platforms. Sage Journals stands out for requiring data sharing, while Springer and other publishers recommend public repositories. In contrast, only six journals in Education, Scientific Disciplines have clear data-sharing policies, with some promoting specific repositories. The Education Special category reveals a more consistent approach, with 16 journals addressing data sharing. Challenges in education include managing qualitative data, insufficient infrastructure, and a lack of incentives or training. Raising awareness about the importance of raw data sharing from the outset of research is essential for improving accessibility and reproducibility. Standardizing editorial policies could simplify data sharing and foster a greater commitment to open science in education.