One Template to Rule Them All

Interactive Research Data Documentation with Quarto

Authors

Affiliations

Moritz Mähr

University of Basel

University of Bern

Moritz Twente

University of Basel

Abstract

We introduce the Open Research Data Template, a GitHub-based framework designed to streamline the publication and reuse of open research data through executable, interactive documentation using Quarto. By integrating narrative, metadata, and multi-programming-language code (Python, R, Julia, ObservableJS) into cohesive websites, the template lowers barriers to meaningful reuse and sustainable archiving of research workflows. We will demonstrate the template’s structure, automation pipeline, and real-world applications through projects such as DigiHistCH24, Stadt.Geschichte.Basel, DHBern, and Decoding Inequality 2025.

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