Data Transparency Appendix Example

This is an example of how to set up the data transparency narrative and table for manuscripts submitted to Journal of Applied Psychology®.

Edit the table accordingly to describe what has been done and what is planned. Use as many columns as is necessary. Provide any additional information necessary to clarify the unique contribution of each manuscript.

To keep the manuscript in compliance with the masked review policies, please do not add any information that includes author, journal title, or other bibliographic information.

Narrative Example

The data reported in this manuscript have been previously published and/or were collected as part of a larger data collection (at one or more points in time). Findings from the data collection have been reported in separate manuscripts. MS 1 (published) focuses on variables 1, 2, and 3; while MS 2 (in press) focuses on variables 4, 5, and 6. MS 3 (the current manuscript) focuses on variables 8, 9, and 15. MS 4 (planned) will focus on variables 10, 12, and 14. The table below displays where each data variable appears in each study, as well as the current status of each study.

Table Example

Please note the STATUS of each manuscript connected to the data collection:

  • under review
  • in press
  • published
  • current ms
  • planned
  • (anything else)
Variables in the Complete DatasetMS 1
(STATUS=pub)
MS 2
(STATUS=in press)
MS 3
(STATUS=current)
MS 4
(STATUS=planned)
Variable 1XX  
Variable 2X   
Variable 3X  X
Variable 4 X  
Variable 5 X  
Variable 6 XX 
Variable 7    
Variable 8  X 
Variable 9  X 
Variable 10   X
Variable 11   X
Variable 12  XX
Variable 13X   
Variable 14   X
Variable 15  X 

Other Submission Information

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