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The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship

Mark D. Wilkinson, Michel Dumontier, IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg, Gabrielle Appleton, Myles Axton, Arie Baak, Niklas Blomberg, Jan-Willem Boiten, Luiz Bonino da Silva Santos, Philip E. Bourne, Jildau Bouwman, Anthony J. Brookes, Tim Clark, Mercè Crosas, Ingrid Dillo, Olivier Dumon, Scott Edmunds, Chris T. Evelo, Richard Finkers, Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran, Alasdair J. G. Gray, Paul Groth, Carole Goble, Jeffrey S. Grethe, Jaap Heringa, Peter A. C. 't Hoen, Rob Hooft, Tobias Kuhn, Ruben Kok, Joost Kok, Scott J. Lusher, Maryann E. Martone, Albert Mons, Abel L. Packer, Bengt Persson, Philippe Rocca-Serra, Marco Roos, Rene van Schaik, Susanna-Assunta Sansone, Erik Schultes, Thierry Sengstag, Ted Slater, George Strawn, Morris A. Swertz, Mark Thompson, Johan van der Lei, Erik van Mulligen, Jan Velterop, Andra Waagmeester, Peter Wittenburg, Katherine Wolstencroft, Jun Zhao, Barend Mons

Scientific Data Vol. 3, pp. 160018(2016). DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2016.18

Authors & Co-Investigators

  1. Mark D. Wilkinson
  2. Michel Dumontier
  3. IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg
  4. Gabrielle Appleton
  5. Myles Axton
  6. Arie Baak
  7. Niklas Blomberg
  8. Jan-Willem Boiten
  9. Luiz Bonino da Silva Santos
  10. Philip E. Bourne
  11. Jildau Bouwman
  12. Anthony J. Brookes
  13. Tim Clark
  14. Mercè Crosas
  15. Ingrid Dillo
  16. Olivier Dumon
  17. Scott Edmunds
  18. Chris T. Evelo
  19. Richard Finkers
  20. Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran
  21. Alasdair J. G. Gray
  22. Paul Groth
  23. Carole Goble
  24. Jeffrey S. Grethe
  25. Jaap Heringa
  26. Peter A. C. 't Hoen
  27. Rob Hooft
  28. Tobias Kuhn
  29. Ruben Kok
  30. Joost Kok
  31. Scott J. Lusher
  32. Maryann E. Martone
  33. Albert Mons
  34. Abel L. Packer
  35. Bengt Persson
  36. Philippe Rocca-Serra
  37. Marco Roos
  38. Rene van Schaik
  39. Susanna-Assunta Sansone
  40. Erik Schultes
  41. Thierry Sengstag
  42. Ted Slater
  43. George Strawn
  44. Morris A. Swertz
  45. Mark Thompson
  46. Johan van der Lei
  47. Erik van Mulligen
  48. Jan Velterop
  49. Andra Waagmeester
  50. Peter Wittenburg
  51. Katherine Wolstencroft
  52. Jun Zhao
  53. Barend Mons

Abstract & Research Overview

Defines the principles that digital research objects should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable for people and machines.

External background reference; no BBQ authorship or affiliation is claimed.

Open Access & DOI Link

Open Access under CC BY 4.0.

Official publication DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18