Why it’s important?Type of certificate What we assess How to apply

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FAIR Repository Certification

Certify that your repository meets FAIR principles.

FAIR Certification offers an opportunity for data providers (publication repositories, journals, data repositories, etc.) to demonstrate and evidence their adherence to the widely recognised FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. A FAIR-compliant repository becomes a dynamic, machine-actionable component of the global research infrastructure, maximising the impact and reusability of the research it hosts.

Why FAIR repositories?

FAIR repositories ensure that research data maximises its value while promoting transparency and innovation in open access.

Why FAIR Certificate?

Many data providers suffer from low discoverability of their outputs due to misconfigured technology. Our certification validates that your platform adheres to the FAIR principles.

Align with best technology standards and practices

The only data-driven FAIR certification programme for repositories. Essential especially for publication repositories.

Trusted by the academic community

Evidence alignment with FAIR by obtaining a certificate from CORE, trusted by leading academic institutions.

Why it's important?

Aligning with FAIR is crucial for ensuring that repository content is easily discoverable, accessible, interoperable and reusable within scholarly infrastructures. Our FAIR Certification programme consists of a set of objective data-driven automated checks of your platform directly assessing FAIRness. Our easy to navigate certification process is fully technology-supported, objective and provides specific guidance and recommendations leading to tangible improvements, ensuring that your platform aligns with best technology and content management practices.

Bronze

Guarantees a foundational level of compliance. Repository metadata and content is indexable, records are assigned identifiers and metadata have been populated to at least a minimum level.

Silver

Demonstrates strong compliance with FAIR. Metadata are exposed using industry-leading application profiles and vocabularies, contain machine-readable licence information and have been sufficiently populated.

Gold

Achieves full machine-actionability. Metadata have been richly populated and support linking of research papers and datasets. Repository supports industry-leading protocols and interoperability standards.

What we assess

Findable

Can users locate your research?

Accessible

Is your data available to as many users as possible?

Interoperable

Are you ready to interact with other services?

Reusable

Is your research available to be used by other researchers?

Fit for funders

Is your research understandable by the funding bodies?

Fit for future

Are you ready to support the future of open science?

How to get your repository FAIR certified?

Apply for FAIR certification

Register your interest below or apply for FAIR Certification via your CORE Dashboard account (FAIR certification tab) and arrange payment (free for Sustaining Members).

CORE team assesses the submission

We will evaluate your repository and inform you if you qualify for the certificate. In case you don't qualify yet, we will offer technical advice on how to satisfy the requirements. You are free to resubmit your application as many times as needed during a 365 days period.

Submit the form

CORE will run automated checks for your repository and produce a report containing results and recommendations against the certification criteria. Review the recommendations, complete the report and submit when ready.

Get your FAIR certificate

Once your repository gets FAIR certification you will get your certificate via email and your organisation will appear in the FAIR certificated repositories list. You can now display your certificate in your repository.

Apply for certification

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