You may reach out directly to Dryad for issues of curation and submission of your data.
When you upload data files, ensure that they meet file requirements, are able to be opened, do not contain sensitive information, and do not have licensing conflicts with a CC0 Creative Commons license.
Files can be uploaded from your local computer or from the cloud or remote servers via a URL. When using a URL, Google Drive links do not work, so please choose another mechanism. If using links from GitHub, link to the individual files rather than the repository as a whole. To confirm that files have uploaded successfully, check that all files have a size greater than 0 B.
Dryad is a platform for the raw data that were used to support the conclusions presented in an associated study. It has partnered with Zenodo to host software files and supplemental information uploaded into Dryad. Because non-data files or previously published files are not always compatible with the CC0 waiver required by Dryad, submitters will have the opportunity to choose a separate license for files uploaded as “Software” at the final stage of the submission process. All files uploaded as "Supplemental information" will be licensed under CC BY.
The "Data" category should include your primary, underlying data that has not been processed for use. Common file types include .csv, .xlsx, .txt and compressed file archives: TAR.GZ, 7Z, ZIP.
The "Software" category is reserved for code packages (R files, Python scripts, etc.) that outline all steps in processing and analyzing your data, ensuring reproducibility.
"Supplemental information" can include figures, supporting tables, appendices, etc. related to your research article. Please do not upload supplementary material that will appear on the journal’s website alongside the published article.
For all data files uploaded to Dryad in CSV, XLS, XLSX, and TSV formats (5MB or less), a report will be automatically generated by the tabular data checker, an automated data validation focused on the format and structure of tabular data files, prior to our curation services. JSON and XML files are also checked for basic file validity.
If any potential inconsistencies are identified, instructions will appear on the "Upload files" page, and a link to a detailed report will be provided for each affected file in the "Tabular data check" column. The report will guide you in locating and evaluating inconsistencies in your tabular data. Any files flagged in the report can be removed, edited, and reuploaded prior to proceeding with the submission process.
You can choose to proceed to the final page of the submission form without editing any files. During curation, if there are questions about how your data are presented, a curator from Dryad will contact you with options to improve the organization, readability, and/or reusability of your dataset.
If you have questions, please see our guide to the tabular data check alerts. If you require assistance, contact Dryad support.