Making Your Data FAIR: A Flowchart

Use this flowchart to consider how you can make your research data more FAIR.

Applying the FAIR principles allows for the best reuse of your research data. It will make your research more transparent, reproducible, and citable. It will also help you meet publisher and funder requirements and open up opportunities for collaboration. So how can you make your data FAIR?

This flowchart will help you achieve this by outlining the steps to making your data more interoperable, reusable, accessible, and findable.

To determine how FAIR your data is and find out your next steps, use the ARDC’s FAIR Data Self Assessment Tool.