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Fiona Murphy 1 , The Resource Identification Initiative Consortium, Maryann Martone 2 1 Wiley Publishing, Chichester, United Kingdom, 2 Center for Research in Biological Systems, University of California, San Diego, CA The Resource Identification Initiative is designed to help researchers sufficiently cite the key resources used to produce the scientific findings reported in the biomedical literature. A diverse group of collaborators are leading the project, including the Neuroscience Information Framework and the Oregon Health & Science University Library, with the support of the National Institutes of Health and the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility. Introduction The Problem: Research Resources are Unidentifiable in the Published Literature Sponsored by: The Resource Identification Initiative: Making science more reproducible #RII Research resources reported in the biomedical literature often lack sufficient detail to enable reproducibility or reuse. In this study, 5 resource types were evaluated in the published literature (248 papers from 84 journals) and it was determined if the resources were identifiable identified based on specific criteria for each type. Almost 50% of the resources were unidentifiable overall. Vasilevsky et al (2013) PeerJ 1:e148 The Resource Iden4fica4on Ini4a4ve aims to enable resource iden4fica4on within the biomedical literature through a pilot study promo4ng the use of unique Research Resource Iden.fiers (RRIDs). In addi4on to being unique, RRID’s meet three key criteria, they are: The Pilot Study: February-April 2014 An4bodies SoFware & Tools Model Organisms Research Resource Identifiers should be: Machine Readable Consistent across publishers and journals Free to generate and access RRIDs are available in the Resource Iden.fica.on Portal: scicrunch.org/resources How to Participate in the Pilot Study: More info: Force11.org/Resource_Iden4fica4on_Ini4a4ve | [email protected] | Beta Testers Needed! Free gi>s are offered to all beta testers! 3. Author goes to Research Identification Portal to locate RRID 2. Editor or Publisher asks for inclusion of RRID 1.Researcher submits a manuscript for publication Sample citation: Polyclonal rabbit anti-MAPK3 antibody, Abgent, Cat# AP7251E, RRID:AB_2140114 4. RRID is included in Methods section and as Keyword Resource Iden4fica4on Portal
