The FAIR principles aim to ensure the accessibility, reusability, and interoperability of scientific data and related materials.

1. Findability

Data associated with published results should be described with rich metadata enabling them to be find by other researchers or computers and placed in repositories that assign a unique and persistent identifier to the data (e.g. GenBank accession ID, PubChem compound ID, DOI). Authors must provide complete metadata to describe their research.

2. Accessibility

Data should be available in an open format or through a clearly described access procedure. Access to data should not be restricted by artificial barriers such as paywalls. In cases where full disclosure is not possible (e.g., due to ethical or legal restrictions), the authors are required to provide a justified explanation.

3. Interoperability

Data should be presented in standardized formats that are compatible with international storage and analytics systems. Authors must ensure the use of widely recognized metadata structures.

4. Reusability

Data and metadata should be well-described so that they can be replicated and/or combined in different settings. Authors are required to provide a sufficient description of the research context, methods, and tools so that external researchers can reproduce or reuse the data.

Authors’ Obligations

Authors are strongly encouraged to deposit the raw data in a publicly accessible repository (e.g., repositories listed in FAIRsharing), including institutional, disciplinary, or general-purpose repositories. The manuscript must include an open persistent link to the dataset, specifying the repository name and persistent identifier (e.g., DOI or accession number) in the Data Availability Statement. Exceptions to open data sharing may be granted where data cannot be publicly released for ethical or legal reasons. Such exceptions must be requested at submission and clearly described. Where human subject data are involved, datasets must be fully anonymised in accordance with applicable ethical and legal standards. The data should be organised in a clear, well-documented format, and each data point must be traceable to an anonymised subject identifier with sufficient metadata to enable verification and reproducibility. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the submitted data and compliance with ethical and legal requirements.

Obligations of the Editorial Board

The editorial board provides the technical conditions for the placement and verification of metadata and facilitates the proper implementation of FAIR principles.

Policy Violations

If the authors fail to adhere to the FAIR principles, the editorial board may request revisions to the materials, reject the manuscript, or publish appropriate corrections in accordance with the international COPE guidelines.