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¹International Data Infrastructures, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Data Science
Computational Social Science

Background:

Comparative statistical analyses necessitate data harmonization.
Social sciences lack standardized frameworks for variable coding across disciplines.
Existing methods for data harmonization lack transparent documentation standards, hindering replication.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce QuickCharmStats 1.1, an open-source software for organizing, documenting, and publishing data harmonization projects.
To establish clear documentation standards for variable harmonization in scholarly publications.
To facilitate transparency, replication, and citation of data harmonization work.

Main Methods:

Developed QuickCharmStats 1.1, a free and open-source software with a workflow from conceptualization to variable recoding syntax.
Demonstrated the software's utility using the 'marital status' socio-demographic variable.
Proposed peer-review standards, online publishing routes, and a referencing format for harmonization projects.

Main Results:

QuickCharmStats 1.1 provides a structured workflow for data harmonization, collating metadata according to scientific standards of transparency and replication.
The software encourages publication of harmonization work by offering permanent identifiers for peer-reviewed projects.
Researchers can now receive academic credit for original data harmonization contributions through citations.

Conclusions:

QuickCharmStats 1.1 offers a comprehensive solution for standardizing and publishing data harmonization in the social sciences.
The proposed standards and tools enhance the transparency, reproducibility, and scholarly recognition of data harmonization efforts.
Adherence to scientific methods ensures the applicability of QuickCharmStats across various scientific disciplines.