How to initiate the data request AFTER manuscript proposal is approved:

Email Kari Moore (kam642@drexel.edu).

Provide the following information:

• Manuscript Number

• Manuscript Title

• Lead Author's name, email address, and GitHub username

• Analyst's name, email address, and GitHub username

• 3-4 keyword description to help identify the manuscript

  • For example:

    • Mortality and Flooding

    • Floods Descriptive

    • Physical Activity and Temperature

After initiation of the data request:

Kari Moore will set up a repository for the manuscript on GitHub SALURBAL-Climate Organization.

If you are not a member of SALURBAL-Climate Organization, you will be added.

Please accept the invitation that is emailed to you from GitHub.

Let Kari Moore (kam642@drexel.edu) know when you accepted the invite via email.

Kari will start an issue in the GitHub repository named "MSxxx Data Request"

• You will be assigned to this issue.

• You will also be notified via email when the issue is ready for you to provide the data request details.

• You will need to provide the following information:

  • Countries needed

  • Level of analysis (ie: L1AD, L2, L3)

  • Years or time frame needed

  • Do you need daily, weekly, monthly, or annual data? Please provide as much detail as possible.

  • Outcome measures needed

  • Do you need outcome data stratified by gender, age, or any other factors? Please specify.

  • Primary exposures needed

  • Any additional covariate data needed

  • Do you need spatial boundaries for mapping purposes or spatial analysis purposes? If so, what level(s)?

After Data Request Submission:

Kari will review the request.

Kari will check that the request "matches" the aims of the manuscript proposal.

• If it matches, then an approval date will be added in a comment.

• If it does not match, then clarifying questions will be sent via GitHub issue until data request is refined and approved. Once approved, an approval date will be added in a comment.

Kari will follow up with any questions to clarify the data needs via the GitHub issue. There will likely be questions to allow us to give you the best data possible!

After the data is prepared:

• You will need to sign a SALURBAL Confidentiality Agreement if you have never signed or signed more than 3 years ago. Kari will follow up about the agreement.

• Drexel users: You will be able to access your manuscript folder on the Drexel server. Data will be stored in the folder.

• Non-Drexel users: You will receive the data via LiquidFiles (or other secure data transfer)

Any follow up questions or additional requests should be made through the GitHub Data Request Issue.