User guides

How to edit or delete your item

Find out how to make changes to your item. Please note that only private items can be deleted.

How to upload and publish your research

A guide to publishing your research.

Best practice for managing your outputs on Figshare

Things to consider when uploading your outputs to Figshare.

Usage Metrics

This article outlines the usage metrics measured and displayed on item pages in Figshare: views, downloads, citations, and Altmetrics.

File formats supported for in-browser viewing

Figshare accepts all file types but these files are available for preview in the browser.

Enhanced folder upload and browsing

Figshare supports the ability to upload folders and will preserve the structure of the folder for display. This allows the relationship between files to be maintained when viewing an item.

Publishing a Dataset at the same time as the associated Paper

How to use Figshare for thesis and dissertation outputs

Figshare is a good place to share outputs from thesis or dissertation work, including datasets, presentations, posters, and other supplementary material. This help article offers suggestions to help you share these outputs appropriately.

How Figshare meets the Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research

A description of how Figshare meets the ‘Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories” described by the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP).

How Figshare meets the NIH ‘Desirable Characteristics for Data Repositories’

A description of how Figshare meets the ‘Desirable Characteristics for Data Repositories” outlined in the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing: Selecting a Repository for Data Resulting from NIH-Supported Research.

How to restore deleted files

How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) and include Figshare in your data sharing plans

Guidance on how to write a Data Management Plan for your project or grant proposal and how to include Figshare in your data sharing plans.

Claiming authorship of an item on Figshare

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (effective 2023) - Figshare's perspective on policy highlights and guidance on data sharing

In October 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released their Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing to be effective beginning January 2023. Here we provide highlights of the policy from our perspective at Figshare as a trusted generalist data repository along with guidance on how to incorporate Figshare into your NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans.