Self-assessment for FAIR research software
How to use this page
If you are a research software author, please answer the questions below to assess your software's FAIRness. As you go through them, the progress bars at the bottom of the screen will update according to your answers. When you're done with the questions, copy the badge at the bottom of the page and put it in your software's README. Read more.
Definitions
For the questions that follow, it is helpful to specify what we mean by "the software". Our recommendation is to interpret that phrase as "a specific copy of a specific version of your software-as-a-concept". For many projects,... Read more.
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Findable
The first step in reusing software is to discover that it exists in the first place.
Accessible
In order to reuse software, one must have access to it.
Interoperable
Software must interact with data and other software to maximize its potential.
Reusable
Software should be usable and reusable.