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DMP review

A formal or informal evaluation of a DMP by a peer, data steward, librarian, or funder reviewer against quality criteria such as completeness, plausibility, and policy alignment.

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· Last updated 21 May 2026

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Examples

Worked examples

Is an instance
A research-data librarian providing written comments on a draft DMP before submission.
Is an instance
A funder peer-review panel scoring the DMP section of an application.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

Not an instance
An automated schema validation of a JSON DMP (compliance check, not review).
Not an instance
A spelling check.

Editorial commentary

DMP reviews differ from automated compliance checks in being qualitative and judgement-based. Reviewers comment on the realism of storage estimates, the adequacy of the metadata standard chosen, the proportionality of the sharing arrangements, and the clarity of role assignments. Institutions increasingly offer pre-submission DMP review as a service.

References

DCC 'How to develop a data management and sharing plan' and DMP review guidance.

Also known as

DMP feedback · DMP critique

Machine-readable encodings

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JATS XML <role> element

xml

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Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)

json

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