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DMP narrative

The human-readable prose portion of a Data Management Plan, typically organised under the headings of the applicable funder or institutional template.

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· Last updated 21 May 2026

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Examples

Worked examples

Is an instance
A 4-page PDF submitted alongside a grant application that responds to each section of the funder template.
Is an instance
The 'human-readable export' option in a DMP tool.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

Not an instance
An RDA-CS JSON file (structured, not narrative).
Not an instance
A free-text email to a programme officer (not organised under template headings).

Editorial commentary

The narrative remains the primary deliverable to many funders, even where a maDMP also exists. It contextualises decisions (why a specific repository, why a particular embargo) that the structured machine-readable expression captures more tersely. In hybrid workflows, the narrative and the maDMP are generated from the same source content.

References

Science Europe Practical Guide to the International Alignment of Research Data Management (2021).

Also known as

DMP prose · narrative DMP

Machine-readable encodings

Use in your systems

JATS XML <role> element

xml

<role vocab="credit"
      vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
      vocab-term="DMP narrative"
      vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/dmp-narrative" />

Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)

json

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  "name": "DMP narrative",
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  "description": "The human-readable prose portion of a Data Management Plan, typically organised under the headings of the applicable funder or institutional template.",
  "inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/machine-actionable-dmps#set",
  "url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/dmp-narrative",
  "sameAs": [
    "DMP prose",
    "narrative DMP"
  ],
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "publisher": {
    "@id": "https://casrai.org/#organization"
  },
  "dateModified": "2026-05-21T02:22:48",
  "inLanguage": "en"
}

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