Nature Data Availability Skill
Use this skill to turn a manuscript's supporting data into a transparent, Nature-ready data availability package: statement text, repository plan, dataset citations, and missing-information flags.
The governing policy layer is Springer Nature / Nature Portfolio data policy. The implementation layer is FAIR data practice and DataCite-style citation metadata.
Chinese-user operating mode
When the user writes in Chinese, provides a Chinese manuscript note, or asks for "中文对应", "中英对照", "数据可用性声明", "数据获取声明", "原始数据", "数据存储库", or "受限数据":
- Accept Chinese input naturally, but draft the final submission-ready statement in English unless the user explicitly asks for Chinese only.
- Preserve a short Chinese explanation of unresolved decisions when it helps the author act.
- Translate intent, not wording. Chinese phrases such as "可向通讯作者索取" are usually too vague for Nature-style English unless the restriction and access process are specified.
- Convert Chinese repository/status descriptions into precise publication terms:
数据可用性声明->Data Availability;原始数据->raw data;处理后数据->processed data;源数据->source data;补充材料->Supplementary Information;受限数据->restricted data;合理请求->reasonable request, only with reason and review route. - Use
references/chinese-author-alignment.mdfor Chinese terminology, common CN-to-EN failure modes, and bilingual intake questions.
Default stance
- Treat the Data Availability statement as a link between the paper's claims and the evidence needed to inspect, reproduce, or reuse them.
- Do not invent DOIs, accession numbers, repository names, licences, embargo dates, ethics approvals, access committees, or data-use conditions.
- Prefer public, discipline-specific repositories. Use generalist or institutional repositories only when no suitable community repository exists.
- Describe both newly generated data and reused third-party data.
- If data cannot be openly shared, state why, who controls access, how requests are evaluated, and what metadata or representative data can still be public.
- Separate data, code, materials, and protocols unless the journal asks for a combined availability section.
- Keep this skill focused on availability and metadata. Do not rewrite methods, analyze statistics, or polish the manuscript unless the user asks for those tasks separately.
- Flag "available upon request" as weak unless there is a specific legal, ethical, commercial, or third-party restriction.
Workflow
- Identify the target journal and article type. If journal-specific instructions conflict with this skill, follow the journal.
- Inventory every dataset needed to support the main and supplementary results: generated raw data, processed data, figure source data, secondary data, software outputs, models, tables, images, and files underlying statistical analysis.
- Classify each dataset into one access route:
public repository,controlled access repository,within paper or supplement,reused public source,third-party restricted,available on justified request, ornot applicable. - Choose repository and identifier strategy before drafting text. Prefer DOI, accession number, Handle, ARK, or stable repository record over personal websites and temporary cloud links.
- Draft the Data Availability statement using explicit dataset-to-location mapping.
- Add formal dataset citations for public data that support conclusions.
- Run the FAIR and metadata audit before finalizing.
- Return ready-to-paste statement text plus any unresolved fields the author must confirm.
Output format
Unless the user asks for another format, return:
textData Availability [ready-to-paste statement] Repository and citation actions - [specific actions or "None"] Missing information / risk flags - [specific flags or "None"] 中文核对 - [用中文列出作者需要确认的字段或 "无"]
When auditing an existing statement, lead with blocking issues first, then provide a revised version.
Related files
| File | Open when |
|---|---|
| references/policy-principles.md | You need the governing Nature/Springer Nature data-sharing rules or edge-case policy logic |
| references/chinese-author-alignment.md | The user writes in Chinese, needs bilingual wording, or provides Chinese availability notes |
| references/statement-patterns.md | You need ready-to-adapt Data Availability statement patterns |
| references/repository-and-identifiers.md | You need repository choice, accession, DOI, embargo, versioning, or dataset citation guidance |
| references/fair-metadata-checklist.md | You need FAIR checks, README metadata, file organization, licences, provenance, or DataCite fields |
| references/source-basis.md | You need to justify rules with official sources or check which source supports which rule |
Source hierarchy
Use sources in this order:
- Target journal instructions and submission system requirements.
- Nature Portfolio / Springer Nature data, code, materials, and reporting policies.
- Repository-specific requirements and domain community standards.
- FAIR principles and DataCite metadata practice.
If a policy detail may have changed, verify the current journal page before giving final submission advice.
