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Built on the FIP ontology, the FIP Check brings three key innovations to FAIR assessment. First, it enables granular and practical evaluation by using a FAIR Principle-aligned rubric to assess individual FERs. Second, it measures partial FAIRness through a progressive scoring scale that captures varying levels of FAIR alignment, offering constructive, context-aware feedback rather than purely binary results. Additionally, this tool complements existing FAIR assessment tools by focusing on FERs as the units of assessment rather than on entire repositories or datasets. Third, it ensures transparent and inspectable balance by embedding expert-informed assessments within a standardized rubric and making all scoring decisions directly visible. FIP Check was piloted across seven biomedical data repositories, testing its utility in identifying strengths and actionable gaps, and supporting more informed FAIR improvement efforts. 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By providing detailed insights into how individual FERs contribute to FIP\u2019s FAIR alignment, the FIP Check transforms the FAIR Principles from abstract ideals into practical guidance that support strategic alignment, foster shared understanding, and encourage repository owners to see their resources not only as providers of data, but as infrastructure components.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5334\/dsj-2026-008","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,27]],"date-time":"2026-02-27T10:25:17Z","timestamp":1772187917000},"page":"8","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["FIP Check: A Rubric-Based Tool for Assessing FAIR Implementation Profiles and Enabling Resources"],"prefix":"10.5334","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-2157-1408","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sungha","family":"Kang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6875-5360","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John","family":"Graybeal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2195-3997","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Barbara","family":"Magagna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8888-635X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Erik","family":"Schultes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6797-7903","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nancy","family":"Hoebelheinrich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2554-180X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chris","family":"Erdmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6850-8375","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ismael Kherroubi","family":"Garcia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-4290-1810","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julianne","family":"Christopher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4451-8042","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christine R.","family":"Kirkpatrick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"3285","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,27]]},"reference":[{"issue":"33","key":"key20260227102512_B1","article-title":"\u2018The FAIR Assessment Conundrum: Reflections on Tools and Metrics\u2019","volume":"23","year":"2024","journal-title":"Data Science Journal"},{"key":"key20260227102512_B2","article-title":"\u2018F-UJI \u2013 An Automated FAIR Data Assessment Tool\u2019","year":"2020","journal-title":"Zenodo"},{"key":"key20260227102512_B3","article-title":"\u2018FAIRsFAIR Data Object Assessment Metrics (0.4)\u2019","year":"2020","journal-title":"Zenodo"},{"key":"key20260227102512_B4","unstructured":"European Commission. 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