Source ID: external_fair_2016
Title: The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4792175/
Observed date: 2026-10-30
Read depth: Abstract; Supporting discovery; machine actionability; Box 2 principles; implementation caveats; licensing statement
Locator: Box 2; The Principles precede implementation
Evidence type: authored paraphrase of inspected source, not a source snapshot

Supported claim: FAIR emphasizes machine-actionable metadata, identifiers, provenance and clear reuse conditions. Accessibility can include authorization; the principles are guidance rather than a particular technical standard.

Limit: FAIR is not synonymous with unrestricted copying, factual correctness, or completed publication. The Nature direct page failed; the lawful PMC article was read instead.
