Is the ocean science data repository, JOISS able to be FAIR?

Abstract

As the global open science movement has recently proven its effectiveness in responding to the corona pandemic, research on disciplinary or institutional data repositories and establishing service platforms for the open and sharing research data are also active in Korea. The purpose of the research data repository is not to manage data per se but to discover and innovate knowledge and to integrate and reuse subsequent data and knowledge. Therefore, recent repository-related studies emphasize implementing the FAIR principle in this collaborative process, from observation to data documentation, data combination, quality control, and data publication. In particular, high-level data interoperability through the FAIR implementation of the repository is essential for ocean observation that requires multidisciplinary collaborative research. In Korea, ocean observatory organizations have repositories, including the ocean science data repository, JOISS; however, no studies evaluate the establishment and operation of data repositories in the FAIR principle. Therefore, this study aims to examine the construction process and data management status of the JOISS repository and the main functions and services of the web platform in terms of the data lifecycle and evaluate The FAIR principle of Open Science works in such an operating system and its limitations. The study provides implications for the improvement direction of data management and services of domestic marine repositories, including the JOISS, in an environment where the diversity and volume of data are rapidly increasing along with the evolution of ocean observation.