FAIRsharing record for: CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements for Certification

This FAIRsharing record describes: The CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements reflect the characteristics of trustworthy repositories. As such, all Requirements are mandatory and are equally weighted, standalone items. Although some overlap is unavoidable, duplication of evidence sought among Requirements has been kept to a minimum where possible. The CoreTrustSeal, launched in 2017, defines requirements and offers core level certification for Trustworthy Data Repositories holding data for long-term preservation. It is the culmination of a cooperative effort between the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) and the World Data System of the International Science Council (WDS), under the umbrella of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), to harmonize their data repository certifications. The CoreTrustSeal Requirements describe the characteristics required to be a trustworthy repository for digital data and metadata. Each Requirement is accompanied by Guidance text describing the response statements and evidence that applicants must provide to enable an objective review. Applicants must respond to all of the Requirements. Note: The 2017 original recommendations from the "RDA Repository Audit and Certification DSA–WDS Partnership WG", who became a maintenance group on 19th April 2022, changed its name to CoreTrustSeal Maintenance WG. The previously named group, Repository Audit and Certification DSA–WDS Partnership WG, finished its term under RDA and delivered its outputs. For those with an interest in the topic of certification, please visit/join the parent Interest Group: RDA/WDS Certification of Digital Repositories IG.