Journal Research Data Policy Frameworks - The Value of RDA for Policy White Paper Series

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) organised workshops on 15 and 20 May 2025, to demonstrate the RDA's policy impact and encourage implementation of RDA recommendations and outputs in different policy contexts. The workshops focused on critical policy areas that form essential research infrastructure including Journal Research Data Policy Frameworks for establishing consistent data sharing standards across academic publishing.

The workshops featured lightning talks presenting policy statements and ‘Adoption Stories’ that showcased practical applications of RDA recommendations, followed by Q&A sessions to facilitate participant engagement with the speakers. During the workshops, co-chair of the RDA Research Data Policy Interest Group (formerly the Data Policy Standardisation and Implementation Interest Group), Rebecca Taylor-Grant, provided an overview of the value of the RDA for journal research data policies. Rebecca provided a policy statement, explaining the importance of the RDA’s ‘Research Data Policy Framework for All Journals and Publishers’ and how it has been adopted by various scholarly journals and publishers to simplify the implementation of journal data policies.