The Matrix of the Commons provides an accounting for all scholarly objects and entities within the commons and provides links to information and materials ensure that that they are Open, FAIR and Citable. For each object, we are aiming to create a decision tree that helps guide individuals and organizations towards best practices for commons compliance.
| Type | Object | Open | FAIR | Citable | Identifier | Governing principles/documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research objects | ||||||
| Protocols | DOI | |||||
| Journal articles | X | DOI | ||||
| Books or monographs | ISBN | O: Budapest Open Access Initiative | ||||
| Book chapters | DOI | O: Budapest Open Access Initiative | ||||
| Blogs | ||||||
| Citations | ||||||
| Peer reviews | O: Open peer review oath | |||||
| Tweets | ||||||
| Discussions | ||||||
| Annotations | O, F: Annotating All Knowledge | |||||
| Data | X | X | DOI and others | O: Denton Declaration; F: FAIR Data Principles; C: Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles | ||
| Software tools & code | X | DOI, RRID | O, F: Open Source Definition; Software manifesto, Open Software Definition C: Software Citation Principles | |||
| Presentations | ||||||
| Nanopublications | ||||||
| Workflows | ||||||
| Grant Proposals | X | |||||
| Entities | ||||||
| People | ORCID | |||||
| Organizations | GRID | |||||
| Working Group | ||||||
| Project | RRID | |||||
| Funders | ||||||
| Grants | Grant #'s | |||||
| IRB forms/Animal Protocols | ||||||
| Licenses | ||||||
| Decision trees | DOI | |||||
| Publishers (Repositories) | X | X | X | RRID | O: Principles for Open Scholarly Infrastructures; F: FAIR Data Principles; C: Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles | |
| Concepts | ||||||
| Infrastructure | O: Principles for Open Scholarly Infrastructures | |||||
| Journals | ISSN | |||||
| Instruments | O: GOSH open hardware initiative | |||||
| Physical samples | IGSN | |||||
| Reagents | RRIDs | |||||
