The Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo, Social Research and Data Archive Research Center (CSRDA) commended the Paula Research Institute of Beauty and Culture on February 2021, 2.The Paula Research Institute of Beauty and Culture is conducting research activities on makeup in the POLA ORBIS Group, and was praised for its contribution to the deposit of research data for academic research.
In order to carry out high-quality academic research using data archives, the data in the data archives must be excellent in three aspects: quality, quantity, and diversity. Since fiscal 3, CSRDA has been conducting a depositor commendation project to evaluate deposited survey data from the three aspects of quality, quantity, and diversity, and to commend particularly outstanding depositors.
The Paula Research Institute of Beauty and Culture, which was awarded this time, has been conducting an awareness survey on makeup and aesthetic awareness for many years.In 2007, we started depositing survey data in the "SSJ Data Archive *" operated by CSRDA with the aim of contributing to the development of academic research in Japan and overseas.Currently, the survey data of the Paula Research Institute of Beauty and Culture conducted from 2006 to 2017 is published in the SSJ Data Archive, and has been used by nearly 17 researchers so far.
Regarding the deposit of survey data by the Paula Research Institute of Beauty and Culture, CSRDA said, "The Paula Research Institute of Beauty and Culture continuously deposits survey data and is used by many researchers. Among them, the fact-finding survey on women's cosmetic behavior and awareness is It is especially popular with women and students, making it a valuable series of SSJ data archives. "
* SSJ Data Archive is the first systematic data archive in Japan built by CSRDA for the purpose of supporting empirical research on social sciences in Japan.It collects and stores social research data, prevents its dissipation, and promotes secondary analysis for academic purposes, contributing to social science education.