Research Data Management and FAIR Principles

What this entry covers

Research data management covers how research data is planned, documented, stored and shared. The FAIR Guiding Principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability) were published in Scientific Data in 2016. In the US, the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy applies to NIH-funded or NIH-conducted research that generates scientific data.

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Official documentation

• Primary official source: https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/sharing-policies
• NIH DMS Policy overview: https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/sharing-policies/dms/policy-overview
• FAIR Guiding Principles (Wilkinson et al., Scientific Data, 2016): https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18

Recent changes

• 2025-07-01: The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy took effect, replacing the 2008 policy. Author Accepted Manuscripts with acceptance dates on or after this date are subject to it. NIH NOT-OD-25-101
• 2023-01-25: The NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing took effect. NIH

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