Table 1
Differences between DMPs in general (left), in the FDNext project (middle) and BUA-FDM (right) with regard to seven aspects (vertical).
| DMPS GENERAL | FDNext | BUA-FDM | |
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| Goal | Creating FAIR research data for a joint research project | Creating FAIR research data for a joint research project | Creating FAIR research data for a joint research project |
| Project partners | Few to many | 6 | 4 |
| Guidelines |
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| Collaborative work | Sustainability and free accessibility of data, challenging lack of time, resources and understanding of the needs | Creating, reviewing, commenting and discussing the project-wide DMP template | Collaborative text work using Overleaf, commenting and discussing the different aspects of the DMP |
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| Document | Living document based on policy guidelines and a text-based document | Living document based on a self-created questionnaire, not published | Living document based on a personalized questionnaire, published |
| Advantages | Enable continuity in the event of staff changes, prevent double work, promote collaborations and increase visibility and impact of research | Continuity even though the joint project faced staff changes and clarify the structure of the project findings | Identify and clarify open questions regarding data handling, prevented redundant work, promoted cooperation and the visibility of the project results |