Work Plans: A Tool for Suggesting Implementation Strategies to Improve the FAIRness of Data Repositories
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2026-025 | Journal eISSN: 1683-1470
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 25
Submitted on: Mar 10, 2026
Accepted on: May 20, 2026
Published on: Jul 16, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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