Findable: For data to be findable there must be sufficient metadata; there must be a unique and persistent identifier; and the data must be registered or indexed in a searchable resource.
Accessible: To be accessible, metadata and data should be readable by humans and by machines, and it must reside in a trusted repository.
Interoperable: Data must share a common structure, and metadata must use recognized, formal terminologies for description.
Reusable: Data and collections must have clear usage licenses and clear provenance, and meet relevant community standards for the domain.
A guide for researchers on making research data more FAIR: documentation, file formats, metadata, access to data, persistent identifiers, and data licenses.
Types of Data; File Formats; Organizing Files; Metadata: Data Documentation; Persistent Identifiers; Security and Storage; Sharing and Archiving; Citing Data; Copyright and Privacy
Gonzales, S., Carson, M. B., & Holmes, K. (2022). Ten simple rules for maximizing the recommendations of the NIH data management and sharing plan. PLoS computational biology, 18(8), e1010397. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010397
Structured human and machine-readable definitions of data elements that have been recommended or required by NIH Institutes and Centers and other organizations for use in research and for other purposes.
