data lifecycle research data lifecycle Entire period of time that research data exists. This lifecycle describes the flow of research data starting from planning, collecting, processing, analysing, preserving, sharing and finally reusing the research data. Research data often have a longer lifespan than the research project. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-4466 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-1982 data stewardship technical concept