ESRC Annotated DMP Template JonesBeverley GouldPaula PalmerIan 2017 <div>This is an annotated data management plan (DMP) template for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant application data management plans.</div><div><br></div><div>This document (available in .pdf and .docx formats) was created using the <a href="https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/">DMPonline tool</a>, which provides templates for structuring major research funders' DMPs. The document includes the guidance text provided in the tool, produced by the <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/DMP-themes.pdf">Digital Curation Centre (DCC)</a>, the <a href="https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data/plan/dmp-esrc">UK Data Service</a> and the <a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/rdm/dmp">University of Sheffield Library</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>All ESRC grant applicants generating data during their research have to include a <a href="https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data/plan/dmp-esrc">data management plan</a> with their Je-S grant application. the data management plan helps decide how research data will be managed throughout the research cycle and how best to prepare for <a href="https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/deposit-data/how-to/self-deposit-to-reshare">data deposit with the UK Data Service</a>, so they may be archived and shared for future reuse. The ESRC DMP is organised into nine themes that applicants should address, which are built into the DMPonline ESRC template.</div><div><br></div><div>For further information see <a href="https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data/plan/dmp-esrc">UK Data Service - Data management planning for ESRC researchers</a> and <a href="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/files/funding/guidance-for-peer-reviewers/data-management-plan-guidance-for-peer-reviewers/">ESRC Data management plan: guidance for peer reviewers</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>The DCC also provides guidance on <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-management-plans">Data management Plans</a> and <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/how-guides/develop-data-plan">How to Develop a Data Management and Sharing Plan</a>. Check the <a href="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/guidance-for-grant-holders/research-data-policy/">ESRC data sharing policy</a> also.</div>