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DMP compliance check

An automated or rules-based verification that a DMP satisfies the structural and policy requirements of a specific funder, institution, or standard, typically returning a binary or itemised pass/fail outcome.

ByCASRAI Editorial Board
· Last updated 21 May 2026

Examples

Worked examples

  • Is an instance

    A JSON Schema validator returning errors against an RDA-CS-non-conformant DMP.

  • Is an instance

    A funder portal flagging a DMP that lacks a designated repository.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

  • Not an instance

    A peer review of plan quality.

  • Not an instance

    A rubric-based assessment producing a numerical score.

Editorial commentary

Compliance checks address questions like: does the DMP nominate a repository? does it include retention periods for sensitive data? does the JSON validate against the RDA Common Standard? maDMPs enable these checks to be run continuously rather than only at submission.

References

  • RDA DMP Common Standards WG validation reports; funder-specific compliance documentation.

Also known as

DMP validation

Machine-readable encodings

Use in your systems

JATS XML <role> element
xml
<role vocab="credit"
      vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
      vocab-term="DMP compliance check"
      vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/dmp-compliance-check" />
Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)
json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  "name": "DMP compliance check",
  "identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/dmp-compliance-check",
  "description": "An automated or rules-based verification that a DMP satisfies the structural and policy requirements of a specific funder, institution, or standard, typically returning a binary or itemised pass/fail outcome.",
  "inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/machine-actionable-data-management-plans-madmp/",
  "url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/dmp-compliance-check",
  "sameAs": [
    "DMP validation"
  ],
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}

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