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<p class="p1">The <strong>IASSIST Quarterly</strong> at https://iassistquarterly.com is an international, peer-reviewed, indexed, open access quarterly publication of articles dealing with social science information and data services, including relevant societal, legal, and ethical issues. The journal has been awarded the DOAJ Seal in recognition of open access best practices. <a href="<a href="https://doaj.org/toc/2331-4141">https://doaj.org/toc/2331-4141</a>" target="_blank" style="display: block; width: 150px; height: auto;"><img src="<a href="https://doaj.org/static/doaj/images/logo/seal.png">https://doaj.org/static/doaj/images/logo/seal.png</a>"/></a></p> <p class="p1">The <strong>IASSIST Quarterly</strong> represents an international cooperative effort on the part of individuals managing, operating, or using machine-readable data archives, data libraries, and data services. The <strong>IASSIST Quarterly </strong>reports on activities related to the production, acquisition, preservation, processing, distribution, and use of machine-readable data carried out by its members and others in the international social science community. </p>
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Aligning qualitative data services with open science and access
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1207
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
Dear IASSISTers, Welcome to IASSIST Quarterly, Vol. 50 No. 1! It is our great pleasure to present the first issue of the 50th volume of IQ. The journal has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1977, when it served as a newsletter reporting on the…
Stewarding qualitative data: A hermeneutic and relational reframing of qualitative data governance
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1165
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
Qualitative data governance is increasingly formalised within infrastructures originally designed for quantitative research. These systems rely on tools such as suppression, generalisation and output checking, underpinned by epistemological assumptions…
IPUMS qualitative resources: Supporting robust social science research
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1163
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
IPUMS at the University of Minnesota has created the world’s largest accessible database of census and survey microdata. The IPUMS suite contains nine harmonized census and survey microdata and aggregate geographic data products. In addition to archiving…
Guest editors' note
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1204
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
Qualitative data and their collections are valuable treasures for re-use, re-analysis, and training. However, there is a tension inherent in qualitative data sharing between the desire for transparency and the complex ethical, methodological, and…
Giving structure to the "everything else" box: Creating curation standards for qualitative data
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1157
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
To produce high-quality data for future use, Curators must be both proactive in setting FAIR (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse) standards and flexible in allowing curation standards to evolve alongside methodological and…
Managing, sharing and re-using qualitative data: Approaches that integrate data protection, research ethics and research interests
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1158
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
In numerous research projects, researchers generate a rich variety of qualitative research data. It is generated through the application of different research methods and manifests itself in different data types and formats. In their heterogeneity, these…
From labourer to information service expert: FSD's journey in qualitative data archiving
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1164
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
This article explores the evolution of the Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) in archiving qualitative research data. It highlights the initial challenges faced due to ethical concerns and methodological assumptions, and the gradual shift towards…
Evaluating data sharing practices: A case study for federally funded research using FAIR standards
https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1161
Published: March 30, 2026 06:00
While open science and access trends emphasize data sharing, the focus often prioritizes quantitative data. This emphasis leads to a lack of attention for sharing qualitative data and evaluating such practices. This paper examines both quantitative and…