Yes, please review Appendix 1 of the CLSA Publication and Promotion Policy for CLSA Data Users.
Yes, in keeping with standard guidelines for de-identification and aggregation of data, all cell sizes with a numerical value less than 6 must be suppressed prior to sharing results outside of the research team. This includes any results represented as counts, rates, percentages, or any other form, including tables, maps, and graphs, that are based upon numerators or underlying data points representing less than 6. For more information, please review the CLSA Publication and Promotion Policy for CLSA Data Users.
Log into Magnolia and access the relevant application. Navigate to the tab labelled “Manuscripts” (to the right of Part 3 of the application). Add the document here and complete the form that follows. The manuscript will now appear in your Manuscript List when you log in to Magnolia.
Final drafts of all primary research outputs including submissions on preprint servers, manuscripts, reports, and other types of media prepared using CLSA data and/or biospecimens must be submitted to the CLSA, by the Approved User, for review at least 15 working days prior to the anticipated submission to a peer-reviewed journal or publication (outside of the peer-review process).
All text-based outputs should be submitted through Magnolia, the CLSA’s online application system. Non-text outputs should be submitted for review via access@clsa-elcv.ca.
Abstracts, posters and presentations do not need to be submitted for review but should consider the guiding principles outlined in the Publication and Promotion Policy for CLSA Data Users, such as the Acknowledgements and Supplementary Conditions of Use.
As a publicly funded research platform, the CLSA encourages the dissemination of research findings from approved projects. The CLSA expects users to publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals. Multiple publications may be prepared based on a single approved project as long as the publications are directly linked to the objectives of the approved project.
All questionnaires and modules made available on our website must be referenced as appropriate. Please refer to Appendix 2: Conditions of Use Associated with Scales, Tests, and Measures in the CLSA in the Publication and Promotion Policy for CLSA Data Users for the sources and associated Conditions of Use of the questionnaires used in the CLSA.
If referencing CLSA modules and questionnaires not covered in the Supplementary Conditions of Use, the format of the citation should be as follows:
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, [Name of module or questionnaire] [(wave of data collection)]; available at: [Website]; consulted on: [date].
If a questionnaire has been modified by the CLSA, the format of the citation should be as follows:
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, [Name of module or questionnaire] [(wave of data collection)] adapted from [Source, ex. Survey by government agency, research study]; available at: [Website]; consulted on: [date].
For example, the Social Networking (SN) questionnaire was modified by the CLSA from the General Social Survey by Statistics Canada:
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, Social Networks Questionnaire (Baseline) adapted from the General Social Survey, Statistics Canada; available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/89F0115X; consulted on: July 23, 2018.
Please consult Section 2.5 of our Publication and Promotion Policy for CLSA Data Users for our data availability statement.