Editorial
Browse by topic
Every CASRAI article is filed under one of 20 research-administration domains, grouped into five Dictionary tracks. Pick a topic to read the editorial in that area.
Track A
Contribution & attribution
Who did what, and how it is recognised.
- Generative AI use and disclosureVocabulary for human–AI collaboration on research outputs and the disclosure required.
- CRediT extensions and adjacent contribution vocabulariesExtending CRediT to acknowledged contributors, peer reviewers, technical staff.
- Mentorship, training, and career stagesCareer-stage terms underpinning narrative CVs and mentorship recognition.
- Research outputs (expanded)Modern outputs taxonomy beyond articles — preprints, datasets, models, protocols, more.
Track B
Identifiers & infrastructure
The PID ecosystem and the systems that connect it.
Track C
Data, methods & reproducibility
Data management, computational research, and reproducibility.
- Machine-actionable data management plansRDA DMP Common Standard and the ecosystem of maDMP tools.
- Reproducibility and computational researchWorkflows, containers, FAIR4RS, Software Heritage, computational reproducibility.
- AI and ML research outputsModel cards, system cards, datasheets, benchmarks, evaluation suites.
Track D
Compliance, integrity & security
Research integrity, regulatory compliance, and security.
- Research integrity and misconductFFP, paper mills, retractions, COPE / ORI / UKRIO frameworks.
- Compliance and regulatoryIRB/REC, IACUC, GDPR, MTAs, EAR/ITAR — the compliance lattice.
- Research securityNSPM-33, foreign component, DURC, dual-use research.
- Indigenous data governance — CARE principlesCARE alongside FAIR; TK labels, FPIC, GIDA.
Track E
Assessment, equity, sustainability & lifecycle
Responsible assessment, equity, sustainability, and the project lifecycle.
- Responsible research assessmentDORA, COARA, R4RI, narrative CVs.
- Knowledge equity, diversity, global-south inclusionDiamond OA, APC waivers, Plan S, bibliodiversity.
- Engagement, impact, and SDG alignmentREF Impact, PPI, citizen science, SDGs.
- Sustainable research and laboratory operationsLEAF, My Green Lab, carbon footprint of research.
- Funding lifecycle and financial vocabularyCalls, NCE, indirect costs, biosketch, current & pending.
- Research lifecycle stages and project metadataRAiD-anchored project lifecycle, phases, milestones.
