Repository details

HSRC Research Output Repository

Name of repository
HSRC Research Output Repository
Additional name(s)
  • Human Sciences Research Council
Repository URL
https://hsrc-repository.figshare.com/
Subject(s)
Description
The HSRC Research Output Repository is a digital platform for the HSRC's research output (Data and Publications) in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. The repository includes all HSRC generated publications as well as quantitative and qualitative data sets. Access to the output in this repository is dependent on copyright, availability of the copy as well as ethical requirements for protecting research participants, legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data.
Contact(s)
  • administrative: hbaudin@hsrc.ac.za
  • administrative: datahelp@hsrc.ac.za
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
200 datasets
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • institutional
Mission statement for designated community
https://hsrc.ac.za/who-we-are/our-mandate/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Dates

Started
1968

Institutions (1)

Institution name
Human Sciences Research Council
Additional name(s)
  • HSRC
Institution identifier(s)
Country
South Africa
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (3)

Policy name
Research Integrity Policy
Policy name
Research Ethics and Integrity
Policy name
Terms of Use

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (4)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
embargoed
Type of access to data
closed

Data licenses (1)

Data license
Copyrights

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • figshare
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://info.figshare.com/user-guide/how-to-share-cite-or-embed-your-items/
Enhanced publication
yes

Application programming interfaces (2)

Type
OAI-PMH
Url
https://api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=ListIdentifiers&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&set=portal_1093
Documentation
https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
Type
REST
Url
https://api.figshare.com/v2/articles?query=*
Documentation
https://docs.figshare.com/#figshare_documentation_api_description_feature_list

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
DDI (Data Documentation Initiative)

Alerting services (1)

Type of alerting service
RSS

Remarks

Remarks
HSRC Research Data Service is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. HSRC applies for DSA certification in 2016
Entry date
2015-02-18
Last update
2026-07-07
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re3data.org: HSRC Research Output Repository; editing status 2026-07-07; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R37W66 last accessed: 2026-07-28