data traceability Data traceability follows the lifecycle of data to track all access and changes to the data. It helps demonstrate transparency, compliance and adherence to regulations. Data traceability, along with data compliance, can be considered part of a data audit process. Data traceability is fundamental to reproducible research. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-4466 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-1982 data stewardship technical concept