Is an instance
A DMP committing to deposit final processed datasets in Zenodo for a minimum of 10 years.
Is an instance
A clinical-research DMP committing to indefinite preservation of consented anonymised data in a domain repository.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

Not an instance
A vague statement 'data will be kept safely'.
Not an instance
A storage plan covering only the active project period.

Editorial commentary

Preservation commitments are typically made dataset-by-dataset and tied to repository selection (re3data IDs in maDMPs), retention period, and any conditions on access. They are the principal mechanism by which DMPs operationalise long-term FAIR commitments to funders and to future researchers.

References

DCC 'How to develop a data management and sharing plan' guidance; CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements.

Also known as

DMP preservation statement

Machine-readable encodings

Use in your systems

JATS XML <role> element

xml

<role vocab="credit"
      vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
      vocab-term="Preservation commitment (in DMP)"
      vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/preservation-commitment-in-dmp" />

Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)

json

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  "@id": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/preservation-commitment-in-dmp",
  "name": "Preservation commitment (in DMP)",
  "identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/preservation-commitment-in-dmp",
  "description": "A statement in a DMP specifying which datasets will be preserved beyond project end, in which repository, for how long, and under what conditions.",
  "inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/machine-actionable-dmps#set",
  "url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/preservation-commitment-in-dmp",
  "sameAs": [
    "DMP preservation statement"
  ],
  "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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