A FAIR guide for data providers to maximise sharing of human genomic data

PLoS Comput Biol. 2018 Mar 15;14(3):e1005873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005873. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Abstract

It is generally acknowledged that, for reproducibility and progress of human genomic research, data sharing is critical. For every sharing transaction, a successful data exchange is produced between a data consumer and a data provider. Providers of human genomic data (e.g., publicly or privately funded repositories and data archives) fulfil their social contract with data donors when their shareable data conforms to FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles. Based on our experiences via Repositive (https://repositive.io), a leading discovery platform cataloguing all shared human genomic datasets, we propose guidelines for data providers wishing to maximise their shared data's FAIRness.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Genetic / standards*
  • Genome, Human / genetics*
  • Genomics / standards*
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination*

Grants and funding

Authors were supported by Repositive at the time of writing this article. The company had a role in the decision to publish and the preparation of the manuscript.