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DMPRoadmap (DMP Tool)

An open-source Ruby on Rails platform for creating, reviewing, and exporting Data Management Plans, jointly developed by the UK Digital Curation Centre and the University of California Curation Center, and deployed under different brands (notably DMPonline and DMPTool).

ByCASRAI Editorial Board
· Last updated 21 May 2026

Examples

Worked examples

  • Is an instance

    A US institution running a branded instance at 'dmptool.org' serving NSF and NIH templates.

  • Is an instance

    A UK institution using DMPonline (powered by DMPRoadmap) to manage UKRI plans.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

  • Not an instance

    Argos (OpenAIRE's separate maDMP tool).

  • Not an instance

    ezDMP (a different funder-focused DMP service).

Editorial commentary

DMPRoadmap supports funder- and institution-specific templates, role-based collaboration, comment-style review, and export to PDF/DOCX as well as RDA DMP Common Standard JSON. Recent releases add a 'DMP ID' concept that enables persistent identification and tracking of plans across services.

References

  • DMPRoadmap project documentation; UC Curation Center and Digital Curation Centre partnership materials.

Also known as

DMPRoadmap · DMP Tool (US)

Machine-readable encodings

Use in your systems

JATS XML <role> element
xml
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      vocab-term="DMPRoadmap (DMP Tool)"
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Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)
json
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  "url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/dmproadmap-dmp-tool",
  "sameAs": [
    "DMPRoadmap",
    "DMP Tool (US)"
  ],
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}

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