FAIR guiding principles

These principles are outlined in Box #2 of Wilkinson et al.

To be Findable:

• F1. (meta)data are assigned a globally unique and persistent identifier
• F2. data are described with rich metadata (defined by R1 below)
• F3. metadata clearly and explicitly include the identifier of the data it describes
• F4. (meta)data are registered or indexed in a searchable resource

To be Accessible:

• A1. (meta)data are retrievable by their identifier using a standardized communications protocol
• A1.1 the protocol is open, free, and universally implementable
• A1.2 the protocol allows for an authentication and authorization procedure, where necessary
• A2. metadata are accessible, even when the data are no longer available

To be Interoperable:

• I1. (meta)data use a formal, accessible, shared, and broadly applicable language for knowledge representation.
• I2. (meta)data use vocabularies that follow FAIR principles
• I3. (meta)data include qualified references to other (meta)data

To be Reusable:

• R1. meta(data) are richly described with a plurality of accurate and relevant attributes
• R1.1. (meta)data are released with a clear and accessible data usage license
• R1.2. (meta)data are associated with detailed provenance
• R1.3. (meta)data meet domain-relevant community standards

NOTES

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship. Sci. Data 3:160018 doi: 10.1038/sdata.2016.18.