Editorial · Working groups
Working-group updates
Each working group publishes a structured update at the close of every release cycle. Scope changes, candidate terms, public-review windows, minutes, and chair notes.
The 24 CASRAI Dictionary working groups carry the editorial weight of the federation. Each is convened for a single domain, chaired by a recognised practitioner, and bound to a quarterly cadence. Updates published here are the public face of that work — meeting summaries, candidate-term shortlists, public-review windows, and votes recorded against the editorial protocol.
The pattern follows established standards-body practice. Working drafts circulate inside the group; a formal update marks each milestone; final entries enter the dictionary at a numbered release. The procedural model draws on the NISO Standards Committee process and the ICMJE working-method recommendations.
Update cadence
Each group publishes at least one formal update per release cycle. Updates are timestamped, attributed to the chair, and signed off by the editorial board. Inactive groups skip a cycle and resume on the next; the lapse is recorded in the public log on /about/working-groups.
Why this matters
Public minutes are the difference between a community-stewarded standard and a closed editorial pipeline. The NISO CRediT updates feed sets the model we follow. Members and observers can audit how candidate terms entered the dictionary, who proposed them, what the public-review window surfaced, and where dissent was recorded.
Current status
Working groups are convened and active following the v2026.1 dictionary launch, but per-group update posts are not yet tagged separately from the broader editorial coverage on the news index — this page will list each update by working group, dated and chair-attributed, once that categorisation ships.
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The 24 working groups
Each group corresponds to a dictionary domain. Tracks group related domains for editorial coordination.
Vocabulary for human–AI collaboration on research outputs and the disclosure required.
Extending CRediT to acknowledged contributors, peer reviewers, technical staff.
Career-stage terms underpinning narrative CVs and mentorship recognition.
Modern outputs taxonomy beyond articles — preprints, datasets, models, protocols, more.
Vocabulary bridging dictionary entries to the scholarly-literature and editorial ecosystem.
ORCID, ROR, RAiD, IGSN, PIDINST, DOIs — the PID landscape.
CRIS, RIM, CERIF, OpenAIRE, JATS — vendor-neutral terms.
Trusted repositories, EOSC, biobanks, data trusts, federated infrastructure.
RDA DMP Common Standard and the ecosystem of maDMP tools.
Workflows, containers, FAIR4RS, Software Heritage, computational reproducibility.
Model cards, system cards, datasheets, benchmarks, evaluation suites.
FFP, paper mills, retractions, COPE / ORI / UKRIO frameworks.
IRB/REC, IACUC, GDPR, MTAs, EAR/ITAR — the compliance lattice.
NSPM-33, foreign component, DURC, dual-use research.
CARE alongside FAIR; TK labels, FPIC, GIDA.
Clinical trial protocols, IND/IDE filings, case report forms, and HIPAA research-disclosure rules.
DORA, COARA, R4RI, narrative CVs.
Diamond OA, APC waivers, Plan S, bibliodiversity.
REF Impact, PPI, citizen science, SDGs.
LEAF, My Green Lab, carbon footprint of research.
Calls, NCE, indirect costs, biosketch, current & pending.
Award administration vocabulary — supplements, FFATA reporting, warranties and covenants, funder-specific terms.
RAiD-anchored project lifecycle, phases, milestones.
Patents, licensing agreements, IP disclosures, and university–industry deal terms.
How to participate
Working groups are open to qualified practitioners. The route in is documented at /get-involved/working-groups. Joining requires no membership fee; contributors are credited under the editorial protocol described on the contribute page.
For procedural questions, write to [email protected].
