Identifier Type

Provide information regarding the type of identifier used by the database.

The identifier type field is applicable to our database registry only.

Providing the type of identifier system your database uses is mandatory for all database records.

Please also see the general information regarding our minimal curation requirements.

Unambiguous identification of database content is important both for alignment with the FAIR Principles and for referencing and attribution of individual datasets within a database.

FAIRsharing requires that each database record provide the type of identifier(s) used in one of two ways:

1. Add the standardised persistent identifier schema to your record via the Relationships tab with the implements relationship type. An example is Dryad, which implements the DOI identifier schema. The implements relationship should only be used for the IDs minted/created by the database.

2. Tick the box in the General Information tab that confirms that the database uses an internal identifier schema, and therefore will not require a relationship to the appropriate identifier schema as outlined in item 1. An example is OpenBiodiv, which uses internal identifiers such as https://openbiodiv.net/5f324c6b-d93e-4ff4-b123-ba3f9e293d68.

For more information on the identifier schemas registered with FAIRsharing, please see our note on identifier schema records.