Request Research Access

Limited research access to China Leadership Foreign Exchanges DB v1.0 is available on request. This channel is appropriate for academic researchers, policy analysts at think-tanks and policy- research institutes, and editorial reviewers / institutions evaluating the project.

Access scope (approved requests)

Approved access provides read-only preview of the database including: summary dashboard, leader profile pages, role-level and region-level summaries, representative verified events with source citations, and the full method panel.

Full dataset download is not available at the current stage. The full dataset will be released publicly via a long-term archival repository (Zenodo or OSF) with a DOI once the companion academic manuscripts are accepted.

How to request

Send an email to the project maintainer (mailto link below), or fill the form. The maintainer reviews each request within 7 calendar days.

Email (recommended)

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Subject: Research access request — DB v1.0
Include: name, institution, intended use, access type, non- redistribution confirmation.

Form (alternative)

Name *

Institution / affiliation *

Email *

Intended use *

Access type * Select… Academic research Policy analysis Institutional review Journalism Other

I will not redistribute the preview URL or contents.

Form note. This static form is a placeholder. In the deployed preview, the form will post to an access-request handler (mailto fallback or a serverless endpoint). No data is sent from the current static page.

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Privacy / data-handling note

Access requests are reviewed by the project maintainer. Personal information submitted on this form is used only for evaluating the request and corresponding with the requester. No marketing use; no third-party sharing. Information is retained while access remains active, plus 90 days after revocation for audit purposes; the requester may request deletion at any time.