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The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

Scientific Data · 15 March 2016

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Summary

Introduces the FAIR principles, which state that research data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable by both people and machines. Developed by a broad group of academic, funder and publisher stakeholders, the principles now underpin data-management expectations of many research funders and institutions.

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Wilkinson MD, Dumontier M, Aalbersberg IJ, Appleton G, Axton M, Baak A, et al. The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship. Scientific Data. 2016;3(1):160018. doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.18

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