STATUS: IN DEVELOPMENT
Page development phases
While writing and reviewing it is important to keep in mind that the aim of the FAIR Metroline is to provide readers FAIRification guidance in an understandable and applicable way. After reading a page, a user should be able to understand the problem and take practical steps towards the solution. Pages go through the following development phases:
STATUS: IN DEVELOPMENT: the page is or will soon be developed the Writing group. See Writing group for more information.
STATUS: READY FOR REVIEW: the page is ready to be reviewed by the Reviewing group. See Reviewing group for more information.
STATUS: RELEASED: The page has been formally released by the Editorial board. See Editorial Process for details.
Decisions regarding whether a page is ready to move to the next development stage are decided by the Editorial board. See Editorial board below for more information.
Since the content of these pages will be dynamic and revisions will be made, statuses will switch over time, even after a step has been adopted. The most recent version will always be the visible one; if an adopted version also exists, the most recent version will contain a link to the adopted version at the top of the page.
Ownership of content
The FAIR Metroline is a Health-RI community effort, and decisions are driven by consensus among all contributors (writers, reviewers and editors). No individual contributor possesses sole ownership of the site’s content, or has the right to dictate what the content should be.
The content of the FAIR Metroline will be periodically updated, based on contributions from the writers and reviewers. The Editorial board will ensure that the content represents the majority opinion and that the various perspectives of contributors are taken into account.
Kindly contact fairservicedesk@health-ri.nl if you consider any content to be incorrect.
Writing group
As part of the Writing group, you have full rights on the FAIR Metroline Confluence pages. Furthermore, you are added to the dedicated Slack channel. You will be mentioned in the Writers' section on the Contributors page.
As a writer, keep in mind the following:
You are expected to co-create pages.
You are expected to provide feedback on pages written by other members of the Writing group during the two week feedback period.
To get a clear understanding of what is expected in each section of a FAIR Metroline page, study the template.
Please adhere to the Style guide
Please ensure the content you provide respects copyright by following the Copyright guidelines (TODO).
Please make sure you comply to the Editors checklist (TODO).
Suggested approach for writing a page:
Start with a braindump and add everything you can think of. Research your topic and look for existing best-practices in sources such as the FAIR Cookbook and RMDkit.
Add your text by mentioning your name between brackets, followed by the text. For example: [Sander] This is my text.
Co-write with members from the Writing group. Some of us meet every Friday in Utrecht to co-write, but feel free to plan co-write sessions whenever you deem suitable.
When you feel the page is ready, notify the Writing group to make the page available for internal review.
The Writing Group reviewers can either directly edit the page or add comments with suggested improvements.
When development of the page is done, notify the Editorial board. The board will verify the page meets the requirements, update the page’s status and inform the Reviewing group.
Reviewing group
As part of the Reviewing group, you have comment rights on the FAIR Metroline Confluence pages. You will be mentioned in the Reviewers' section on the Contributors page.
As a reviewer, keep in mind the following:
You are expected to review pages within the time frame of 3 weeks
The Editorial board will communicate when and which pages are available for review after the monthly board meeting.
You can add suggestions by adding comments to a page. Please make sure the suggestions are constructive and respectful.
After the review deadline has passed, the original Writing group authors will address the suggestions. This may include contacting you to further clarify/discuss a suggestion. Note that even though all suggestions will be taken seriously, not all will necessarily be adopted.
After the comments have been addressed, the Editorial Board decides whether the page is ready to be released/adopted
To reduce expenses, the Editorial board regularly checks whether Confluence accounts are actively used and disables the inactive ones. To reactivate a disabled account, please send an email to fairservicedesk@health-ri.nl.
Editorial board
The Editorial board is responsible for the FAIR Metroline as a product. As a board member you:
Create and improve the processes around the FAIR Metroline
Keep track of the members of the Writing group and Reviewing group
Ensure contributors are in the correct group and have the appropriate rights in Confluence
Writing group members get full access rights
Reviewing group members get comment rights
Disable accounts of inactive members
Decide which pages are prioritised, aligned with the plateau planning
Keep track of the development stages of the pages and update the page’s status accordingly
Ensure that the Writing group provides feedback in the development stage in a timely matter
Ensure that the Reviewing group and others are notified when pages are ready for review
Via email, websites and/or blog-posts, e.g. on the Health-RI website
Information includes a link to the How to contribute page
Ensure pages meet the quality standards:
Check whether pages follow the Style guide
Occasionally check the pages for dead links
Members of the Editorial board have to be part of the Writing group. The board meets once per month.
Keep for now:
Co-create. This includes the feedback from the writing team
Outreach, the page is reviewed by a broad community
Bij de outreach kunnen referen naar de How to contribute. Hier staat ook een (link naar) het formulier (of gewoon een mailtje?)
Formulier voor aanmaken met wat vragen:
Wie ben ik en wat wil ik (Writing, Reviewing, Editorial Board)
Bij Writing → volledige rechten (je krijgt ook emails en wordt deel van slack groep voor communicatie etc.)
Bij Reviewing → comment rechten (krijgen mail voor het reviewen)
Formulier met Make a quick suggestion (zie RDMkit)
Editorial board
Houdt zicht op de Writers en Reviewers
Als een reviewer niet bijdraagt, dan kan zijn/haar account worden gedeactiveerd
Small group, initially part of writing group
Gaat over het product FAIR Metroline
Style guide, de processen die er omheen zitten
Je moet hiervoor dus ook inhoudelijk betrokken zijn
Sturen het proces
welke pagina’s prio hebben
de mails naar buiten en de berichten op webpagina’s
de status van de pagina’s
de rollen van de mensen (inhoud van de groepen) + rechten in confluence
dat het klopt met de plateau planning
Old stuff
Group structure
The FAIR Metroline is being developed by the following groups:
Writing group: people actively co-writing pages
Reviewing group: a broader audience providing feedback on pages
Editorial board: small group responsible for the FAIR Metroline processes
We invite you to collaborate with us as we continue to refine the various FAIR Metroline phases. Contributors will be acknowledged. If you are interested in joining one of the groups, please email fairservicedesk@health-ri.nl.
Acknowledgement of contributors
Contributors, if possible with their ORCID, are shown at the bottom of most pages. All contributors are also displayed on the contributors page (TODO).
STATUS: IN DEVELOPMENT: the page is or will soon be developed the Writing group. See the Writing Process section for suggestions on how to write a page.
If contributing in this stage, you’re a writer. This means you are part of the Writers in the contributors page. Writing Group.
STATUS: READY FOR REVIEW: when the Writing group is satisfied with the page, it is ready to be reviewed by the Reviewing group. See the Reviewing process section for details.
If contributing in this stage, you’re a reviewer. This means you are part of the Reviewers in the contributors page. Reviewers Group.
STATUS: RELEASED: The page has been formally released by the Editorial board. See Editorial Process for details.