Bulk export · v2026.1 · CC-BY 4.0

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Name: CASRAI Dictionary v2026.1 — bulk download
Published: 2026-05-17
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Machine-readable bundles of every dictionary entry in v2026.1. Seven open formats, free to redistribute under the CC-BY 4.0 licence. Each file embeds a citation header, publisher metadata, and a stable identifier. Re-rendered on every release.

Download JSON-LD bundle XLSX (Excel)All 10 formats ↓

CC-BY 4.0·Released 2026-05-17·858 total entries

Seven bulk formats · Three auxiliary

Pick your format

Every format is regenerated on every release and identified by SHA-256 checksum. Each file embeds the version, date, publisher, and citation as a header.

JSON-LD

jsonld

Schema.org DefinedTermSet

application/ld+json · .jsonld

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Each entry rendered as a Schema.org DefinedTerm with sameAs to the canonical NISO URI where applicable.

Best for: Headless sites · repositories · structured-data consumers

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casrai-dictionary-v2026.1.jsonld (excerpt)

json

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type":    "DefinedTermSet",
  "name":     "CASRAI Dictionary",
  "version":  "v2026.1",
  "license":  "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "hasDefinedTerm": [ /* 714 entries */ ]
}

JSON

JSONplain

Plain JSON dump

application/json · .json

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Same data as JSON-LD but without the Schema.org context — easier to munge with jq / pandas.

Best for: Quick scripts · ad-hoc data exploration

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casrai-dictionary-v2026.1.json (excerpt)

json

{
  "version": "v2026.1",
  "license": { "label": "CC-BY 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" },
  "entries": [
    { "type": "domain", "slug": "persistent-identifiers", "name": "...", "track": "B", ... },
    { "type": "credit_role", "slug": "investigation", ... }
  ]
}

CSV

CSVflat table

Flat table

text/csv · .csv

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8 columns: type, slug, name, definition, domain, track, source_url, niso_uri. UTF-8 with BOM. RFC-4180 escaping.

Best for: Spreadsheets · Pandas · R · ad-hoc analytics

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casrai-dictionary-v2026.1.csv (excerpt)

csv

type,slug,name,definition,domain,track,source_url,niso_uri
domain,persistent-identifiers,"The persistent identifier ecosystem","...",persistent-identifiers,B,https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/persistent-identifiers,
credit_role,investigation,"Investigation","Conducting...",credit-extensions,A,https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation,https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation

XLSX

XLSXExcel

Multi-sheet Excel workbook

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet · .xlsx

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Six sheets: README · Domains · CRediT roles · Dictionary terms · Picklists · Object templates · All entries. Frozen header rows + auto-filter on every data sheet.

Best for: Excel / Numbers / LibreOffice users

OWL

OWLontology

RDF/XML ontology

application/rdf+xml · .owl

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Entries modelled as skos:Concept with rdfs:label, skos:definition, skos:exactMatch to NISO where relevant. Wrapped in an owl:Ontology declaration.

Best for: Semantic-web · ontology editors (Protégé) · enterprise KGs

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casrai-dictionary-v2026.1.owl (excerpt)

xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
         xmlns:skos="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"
         xmlns:owl="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#">
  <owl:Ontology rdf:about="https://casrai.org/dictionary">
    <owl:versionInfo>v2026.1</owl:versionInfo>
  </owl:Ontology>
  <skos:Concept rdf:about="https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation">
    <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">Investigation</skos:prefLabel>
    <skos:exactMatch rdf:resource="https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation"/>
  </skos:Concept>
</rdf:RDF>

Turtle

TurtleRDF

RDF Turtle

text/turtle · .ttl

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Compact, human-readable RDF serialisation. Same SKOS modelling as the OWL file, just in Turtle syntax.

Best for: SPARQL endpoints · linked-data hackers

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casrai-dictionary-v2026.1.ttl (excerpt)

turtle

@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix casrai: <https://casrai.org/dictionary#> .

<https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation> a skos:Concept ;
    skos:prefLabel "Investigation"@en ;
    skos:definition "Conducting a research..."@en ;
    casrai:type "credit_role" ;
    casrai:track "A" ;
    skos:exactMatch <https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation> .

BibTeX

bib

BibTeX collection

application/x-bibtex · .bib

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One @misc entry per dictionary item, plus a top-level @misc for the dictionary release itself. Cite individual terms or the whole release.

Best for: LaTeX papers · reference managers (Zotero, Mendeley)

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casrai-dictionary-v2026.1.bib (excerpt)

bibtex

@misc{casrai-dictionary-v2026.1,
  title  = {{CASRAI Dictionary}},
  author = {{CASRAI}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://casrai.org/dictionary},
  note   = {Version v2026.1, CC-BY 4.0},
}

@misc{casrai-credit-role-investigation,
  title    = {Investigation},
  abstract = {Conducting a research and investigation process...},
  url      = {https://casrai.org/credit/roles/investigation},
}

Auxiliary downloads

For API clients and CI pipelines

OpenAPI 3.1

.json

Machine-readable description of every download endpoint. Pipe through openapi-generator to scaffold a client in any language.

API clients · code generators

GraphQL SDL

.graphql

Schema Definition Language for the read-only dictionary surface. Pair with the live endpoint at /api/graphql.

GraphQL clients · type generation

Manifest

.json

List of every export with bytes + sha256 — useful for automated mirror builds and integrity checks.

CI pipelines · mirrors

One-liners

Pull the dictionary in your shell

Every endpoint accepts plain GET — no API key, no headers required. Examples below assume you have curl and jq installed.

Get the manifest with sizes + checksums

terminal

bash

curl -s https://casrai.org/api/dictionary/manifest.json | jq .

Save the JSON-LD bundle locally

terminal

bash

curl -sLo casrai-v2026.1.jsonld \
  https://casrai.org/api/dictionary/v2026.1.jsonld

Count entries by type (CSV → awk)

terminal

bash

curl -s https://casrai.org/api/dictionary/v2026.1.csv \
  | tail -n +9 | awk -F, '{c[$1]++} END {for (t in c) print c[t], t}'

SPARQL load Turtle into Apache Jena

terminal

bash

curl -sLo casrai.ttl https://casrai.org/api/dictionary/v2026.1.ttl
tdbloader --loc /tdb casrai.ttl

Python — read CSV into Pandas

quickstart.py

python

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv(
  "https://casrai.org/api/dictionary/v2026.1.csv",
  comment="#")
df.groupby("type").size()

Verify integrity against the manifest

terminal

bash

curl -s https://casrai.org/api/dictionary/manifest.json \
  | jq -r '.formats[] | "\(.sha256)  \(.filename)"' \
  > sha256sums.txt
# then verify any local file:
sha256sum -c sha256sums.txt

How to cite

Citation forms

Pick the form your reference manager expects. The release-level citation always points at the canonical landing page; per-entry citations point at the entry's stable URI.

Generic / APA-style

citation.txt

text

CASRAI. (2026). CASRAI Dictionary v2026.1 [Data set].
   Retrieved 2026-05-17 from https://casrai.org/dictionary.
   CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

BibTeX

citation.bib

bibtex

@misc{casrai-dictionary-v2026.1,
  title  = {{CASRAI Dictionary}},
  author = {{CASRAI}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://casrai.org/dictionary},
  note   = {Version v2026.1, CC-BY 4.0},
}

RIS

citation.ris

text

TY  - DATA
TI  - CASRAI Dictionary v2026.1
AU  - CASRAI
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-05-17
UR  - https://casrai.org/dictionary
LA  - en-GB
PB  - CASRAI
ER  -

JATS XML (per-article reference)

ref.xml

xml

<ref id="ref-casrai-v2026.1">
  <element-citation publication-type="data">
    <person-group person-group-type="author">
      <collab>CASRAI</collab>
    </person-group>
    <year>2026</year>
    <data-title>CASRAI Dictionary v2026.1</data-title>
    <date-in-citation>2026-05-17</date-in-citation>
    <uri>https://casrai.org/dictionary</uri>
  </element-citation>
</ref>

Live alternatives

Prefer live queries to bundled downloads?

If you need fresh data on every request, or only want a slice of the dictionary, use the live endpoints.

GraphQL

Download the dictionary

Pick your format

JSON-LD

JSON

CSV

XLSX

OWL

Turtle

BibTeX

For API clients and CI pipelines

OpenAPI 3.1

GraphQL SDL

Manifest

Pull the dictionary in your shell

Get the manifest with sizes + checksums

Save the JSON-LD bundle locally

Count entries by type (CSV → awk)

SPARQL load Turtle into Apache Jena

Python — read CSV into Pandas

Verify integrity against the manifest

Citation forms

Generic / APA-style

BibTeX

RIS

JATS XML (per-article reference)

Prefer live queries to bundled downloads?

Live GraphQL endpoint

REST endpoints

Model Context Protocol

What this dictionary aligns with