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Certification frameworks for trustworthy data repositories serve as benchmarks for rigorous data stewardship, playing a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining the integrity of trustworthy repositories. Certification processes are highly valued, but navigating the complexity of procedures to attain certification can be a significant challenge, even for repositories that meet the requirements. This is particularly problematic for institutions with limited resources or unique local contexts, underscoring the need for greater support and flexibility to help scientific data repositories manage the procedures toward certification. This paper is the result of research conducted within World Data System (WDS), a global organization of science data repositories focused on strengthening the scientific enterprise throughout the entire data lifecycle in support of first-class research outputs. 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