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Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness Cover

Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness

Open Access
|May 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Infographic on the origins and key criteria of nestorSeal, ISO 16363, and CoreTrustSeal certification frameworks for Trusted Digital Repositories.

Figure 2

Infographic on WDS mission statement and global member distribution by membership type.

Figure 3

Representatives from 64 repositories participated in the survey. Their geographical distribution is depicted here in percentage (N=64).

Figure 4

Count by status of CoreTrustSeal (CTS) certification among data repository survey respondents (N=64).

Figure 5

Count of challenges encountered during the application or renewal processes of CoreTrustSeal certification. The selection of multiple options was enabled to allow respondents to indicate all the possible problems encountered (N=64).

Figure 6

Percentage of respondent repositories with accreditations or certifications mandated by local governments or funding agencies (N=64).

Figure 7

Responses to the survey question on whether other certifications (besides CoreTrustSeal) should be allowed for WDS membership. Responses are presented in percentage (N=64).

Language: English
Page range: 16 - 16
Submitted on: Dec 8, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 21, 2026
Published on: May 6, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 David Castle, Daniela Santos Oliveira, Dale Peters, Claudia Bauzer Medeiros, Ioana Popescu, Devika Madalli, Rebecca Koskela, Meredith Goins, Suzie Allard, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.