FAIR Vocabulary
type: Ontology
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1267-0234
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4727-9435
description: This is the formal vocabulary (ontology) describing the FAIR principles.
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: fair
preferred namespace uri: https://w3id.org/fair/principles/terms/

FAIR principles
type: Class
has part: Accessible
has part: Findable
has part: Interoperable
has part: Reusable
subclass of: specification

FAIR Principle or Sub-Principle
type: Class
part of: FAIR principles
definition: Either a FAIR principle or one of its sub-principles.

FAIR Principle
type: Class
part of: FAIR principles
subclass of: FAIR Principle or Sub-Principle
one of: 3
definition: A FAIR principle describes an essential aspect of FAIR.

FAIR SubPrinciple
type: Class
part of: FAIR principles
subclass of: FAIR Principle or Sub-Principle
one of: 3
definition: A sub-principle of a FAIR principle.

Findable
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR Principle
has part: F1
has part: F2
has part: F3
has part: F4

F1
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data are assigned a globally unique and persistent identifier

F2
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: data are described with rich metadata (defined by R1 below)

F3
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: metadata clearly and explicitly include the identifier of the data it describes

F4
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data are registered or indexed in a searchable resource

Accessible
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR Principle
has part: A1
has part: A2

A1
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
has part: A1.1
has part: A1.2
definition: (meta)data are retrievable by their identifier using a standardized communications protocol

A1.1
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: the protocol is open, free, and universally implementable

A1.2
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: the protocol allows for an authentication and authorization procedure, where necessary

A2
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: metadata are accessible, even when the data are no longer available

Interoperable
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR Principle
has part: I1
has part: I2
has part: I3

I1
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data use a formal, accessible, shared, and broadly applicable language for knowledge representation

I2
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data use vocabularies that follow FAIR principles

I3
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data include qualified references to other (meta)data

Reusable
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR Principle
has part: R1

R1
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
has part: R1.1
has part: R1.2
has part: R1.3
definition: meta(data) are richly described with a plurality of accurate and relevant attributes

R1.1
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data are released with a clear and accessible data usage license

R1.2
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data are associated with detailed provenance

R1.3
type: NamedIndividual
type: FAIR SubPrinciple
definition: (meta)data meet domain-relevant community standards