CRAFT-OA Deliverable 3.1 Report on Standards for Best Publishing Practices and Basic Technical Requirements in the Light of FAIR Principles

Abstract

This report reviews technical standards to better integrate journals into search engines, indexes, library catalogues, and discovery services. It analyses five policies and service-related documents which represent different perspectives within the scholarly communication ecosystem to extract mandatory and recommended technical standards. Overall, the document aims to provide insights into the technical standards and best practices necessary for achieving FAIR compliance in scholarly publishing, with a focus on the challenges faced by OA journals and platforms. It also mentions the development and implementation of training materials (future tasks) to assist journals in meeting the reviewed standards.