Fiona Murphy1, The Resource Identification Initiative Consortium, Maryann Martone2
1Wiley Publishing, Chichester, United Kingdom, 2Center 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 H e a l t h a n d t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l 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
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How to Participate in the Pilot Study:
More info: Force11.org/Resource_Iden4fica4on_Ini4a4ve | rii-‐[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
