ArticleScientific data2016
The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship.
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53 authors at 20 institutions in 10 countries.
Mark D WilkinsonCenter for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28223, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6960-357X
Michel DumontierStanford University, Stanford 94305-5411, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4727-9435
I Jsbrand Jan AalbersbergORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0209-4480
Gabrielle AppletonORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-7384
Myles AxtonNature Genetics, New York 10004-1562, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-4131
Arie BaakEuretos and Phortos Consultants, Rotterdam 2741 CA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-6715
Niklas BlombergELIXIR, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-5910
Jan-Willem BoitenLygature, Eindhoven 5656 AG, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0327-638X
Luiz Bonino da Silva SantosVrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dutch Techcenter for Life Sciences, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1164-1351
Philip E BourneOffice of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Rockville 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7618-7292
Jildau BouwmanTNO, Zeist 3700 AJ, The Netherlands.
Anthony J BrookesDepartment of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-0017
Tim ClarkHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts MA 02115, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4060-7360
Mercè CrosasHarvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts MA 02138, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1304-1939
Ingrid DilloData Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), The Hague 2593 HW, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-2392
Olivier DumonORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-7345
Scott EdmundsGigaScience, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-1436
Chris T EveloDepartment of Bioinformatics, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-3142
Richard FinkersWageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4368-8058
Alejandra Gonzalez-BeltranOxford e-Research Center, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3499-8262
Alasdair J G GrayHeriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-4872
Carole GobleSchool of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1219-2137
Jeffrey S GretheCenter for Research in Biological Systems, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0446, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-7052
Jaap HeringaDutch Techcenter for the Life Sciences, Utrecht 3501 DE, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-4930
Peter A C 't HoenDepartment of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Dutch Techcenter for the Life Sciences, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-3112
Rob HooftDutch TechCenter for Life Sciences and ELIXIR-NL, Utrecht 3501 DE, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6825-9439
Tobias KuhnVU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1267-0234
Ruben KokDutch Techcenter for the Life Sciences, Utrecht 3501 DE, The Netherlands.
Joost KokLeiden Center of Data Science, Leiden University, Leiden 2300 RA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7352-1400
Scott J LusherNetherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam 1098 XG, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2401-4223
Maryann E MartoneNational Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UCSD, San Diego 92103, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8406-3871
Albert MonsPhortos Consultants, San Diego 92011, USA.
Abel L PackerSciELO/FAPESP Program, UNIFESP Foundation, São Paulo 05468-901, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9610-5728
Bengt PerssonBioinformatics Infrastructure for Life Sciences (BILS), Science for Life Laboratory, Dept of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, S-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-5344
Philippe Rocca-SerraOxford e-Research Center, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-5668
Marco RoosLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-772X
Rene van SchaikBayer CropScience, Gent Area 1831, Belgium.
Susanna-Assunta SansoneOxford e-Research Center, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-5690
Erik SchultesLeiden Institute for Advanced Computer Science, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-635X
Thierry SengstagSwiss Institute of Bioinformatics and University of Basel, Basel 4056, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-6246
Ted SlaterCray, Inc., Seattle 98164, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1386-0731
George Strawn
Morris A SwertzUniversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen 9713 GZ, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-3401
Mark ThompsonLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7633-1442
Johan van der LeiErasmus MC, Rotterdam 3015 CE, The Netherlands.
Erik van MulligenErasmus MC, Rotterdam 3015 CE, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1377-9386
Jan VelteropIndependent Open Access and Open Science Advocate, Guildford GU1 3PW, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4836-6568
Andra WaagmeesterMicelio, Antwerp 2180, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-4008
Peter WittenburgMax Planck Compute and Data Facility, MPS, Garching 85748, Germany.
Katherine WolstencroftLeiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, Leiden University, Leiden 2333 CA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-5133
Jun ZhaoDepartment of Computer Science, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3QD, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6935-9028
Barend MonsLeiden University Medical Center, Leiden and Dutch TechCenter for Life Sciences, Utrecht 2333 ZA, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3934-0072
Leiden University Medical Center · NLRELX Group (Netherlands) · NLUniversity of Oxford · GBLeiden University · NLDutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement · NLErasmus MC · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLBayer (Belgium) · BEBGI Group (China) · CNCentre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics · ESClinical Research Consultants (United States) · USData Archiving Networked Services (DANS) · NLEuroQol Research Foundation · NLFundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRGraduate School Experimental Plant Sciences · NLHarvard University · USHarvard University Press · USHeriot-Watt University · GBLygature · NLMaastricht University · NL
Funding
NIDDK Network Coordinating UnitU24DK097771 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Shuibing Chen, Jeffrey S. Grethe · 2013 to 2026
$20.9MOPERATION, SUPPORT AND STRATEGIC ENHANCEMENT OF THE NEUROSCIENCE INFORMATION FRAMEWORKU24DA039832 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GRETHE, JEFFREY S., MARTONE, MARYANN E · 2015 to 2016
$2.0MStructural Bioinformatics, Systems Pharmacology and Scholarly CommunicationZIALM000928 · NLM · NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE · PI BOURNE, PHILIP · 2015 to 2016
$1.3MBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E025080/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H024921/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I000771/1NIDA NIH HHS U24 DA039832NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK097771
Abstract
There is an urgent need to improve the infrastructure supporting the reuse of scholarly data. A diverse set of stakeholders-representing academia, industry, funding agencies, and scholarly publishers-have come together to design and jointly endorse a concise and measureable set of principles that we refer to as the FAIR Data Principles. The intent is that these may act as a guideline for those wishing to enhance the reusability of their data holdings. Distinct from peer initiatives that focus on the human scholar, the FAIR Principles put specific emphasis on enhancing the ability of machines to automatically find and use the data, in addition to supporting its reuse by individuals. This Comment is the first formal publication of the FAIR Principles, and includes the rationale behind them, and some exemplar implementations in the community.
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