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April 10, 2013 - June 5, 2026

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April 10, 2013 - June 5, 2026

AsCollected.org Author Instructions

As part of Management Science’s data transparency policy, authors whose submissions use data, code, experiments, surveys, simulations, or observational datasets must create a project record in AsCollected.org and provide the project URL during manuscript submission in ScholarOne. This disclosure is required at initial submission for manuscripts subject to the journal’s data policy.

The purpose of this requirement is to improve transparency regarding:

  • where data originated,
  • how data were collected or obtained,
  • which authors were involved in data collection, cleaning, and analysis,
  • and how the underlying research materials were produced.

Before You Begin

Please have the following information available:

  • manuscript title,
  • author names and affiliations,
  • description of each data source used in the paper,
  • information about data collection or acquisition,
  • information about data cleaning and analysis, and
  • details regarding author contributions.

Important: Submit the Correct URL

The most common submission error is entering the wrong URL into ScholarOne.

After creating your project in AsCollected.org, you must provide the editable project URL generated by AsCollected. The URL should resemble:

https://ascollected.org/ZJ6_Z47

The project code always contains:

  • 7 characters,
  • with an underscore in the 4th position.

Do not submit:

  • the AsCollected home page,
  • a login page,
  • a general project listing page,
  • or a URL that does not link directly to your project.

If the wrong URL is entered, your submission may be returned for correction.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Create an AsCollected Project

Go to: https://ascollected.org/

Create a new project and enter:

  • project title,
  • author information, and
  • the number of studies included in the manuscript.

If your manuscript contains multiple studies, you may add additional studies later.

Step 2: Select the Research Design

For each study, select the appropriate research design category.

Options include:

  • Lab data
  • Online study
  • Field experiment/data collected by authors
  • Private data
  • Public data
  • Just code

Select all categories that apply to the study.

Step 3: Complete the Datasource Information

For each datasource, complete the required provenance questions.

The questions vary depending on the datasource type selected.

Examples include:

Online Studies

Authors may be asked to provide:

  • survey platform (e.g., Qualtrics),
  • participant recruitment platform (e.g., Prolific or MTurk),
  • survey or study identifiers,
  • collection dates, and
  • data-cleaning methods.
Lab Studies

Authors may be asked to provide:

  • lab location,
  • observation dates,
  • study IDs,
  • names of research assistants or lab managers, and
  • data-cleaning procedures.
Field Experiments

Authors may be asked to describe:

  • how data were collected,
  • collaboration with third parties, and
  • any relevant details about data processing.
Private Data

Authors may be asked to describe:

  • the data provider,
  • access restrictions,
  • how the data were received,
  • and when the data were obtained.
Public Data

Authors may be asked to provide:

  • source URLs,
  • download dates, and
  • details needed for future researchers to obtain the same dataset.
Code-Only Projects

Authors may indicate whether:

  • the code uses simulated data, or
  • whether the code corresponds to data described elsewhere in the project.
Author Roles Table

AsCollected also requires completion of an author contribution table.

Authors should indicate which individuals were involved in:

  • obtaining raw data,
  • maintaining copies of data,
  • data cleaning,
  • reviewing code,
  • data analysis, and
  • maintaining analysis files.

This information is used solely for transparency and provenance documentation.

Step 4: Review the Project Summary

After completing the datasource entries, review the project summary page.

The project summary contains two tables:

  1. Author Roles
  2. Data Collected / Provenance

Confirm that:

  • all studies and datasources are listed,
  • the information is complete and accurate, and
  • the author role table has been completed appropriately.

Submitting the URL in ScholarOne

Once your project is complete:

  1. Copy the project’s editable URL from your browser:
  2. Return to ScholarOne.
  3. Paste the URL into the required AsCollected field.

Again, the URL should look similar to:

https://ascollected.org/ZJ6_Z47

Do not submit the general AsCollected homepage URL.

Additional Notes

Authors may edit their AsCollected project after submission if updates are needed.

The AsCollected project does not replace the journal’s replication package requirement at acceptance.

Failure to provide a valid AsCollected project URL may delay processing of the manuscript submission.

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