**Recommendation M2.1 **

======Recommendation to the center managements to implement measures to record, publish and maintain their ROR record ======

=====Description=====
[Status: Under development, Date: ~~LASTMOD~~, Version: 001]

=====Motivation for this Recommendation: =====

The Helmholtz Association is determined to make their data available according to the FAIR principles, thus making it findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. In order to achieve interoperability of datasets among various data infrastructures (DIS) within the Helmholtz Association, a common and agreed procedure to refer to the respective Helmholtz Centres (organisations) within and across the DIS is needed.

In order to be able to uniquely and sustainably identify the responsibilities and the context of cooperation within data infrastructures and repositories in the Helmholtz Association, the referencing of the respective centre should in principle be carried out with a persistent identifier (PID). 
=====Recommendation ====

It is recommended, that center management should

1. name a person or unit who is responsible to maintain the centres ROR ID. This could e.g. be someone in the library, or the RDM team, or the outreach department.

2. check the centre's ror entry at https://ror.org/, update the entry or entries for their organization in the ROR directory or create a new one if it is not yet registered.

3. publish the ROR they wish to be identified as at an appropriate place(s), in the imprint of their website and in appropriate other official appearances.

=====Binding Convention: =====

^                         ^ mandatory  ^ conditional	          ^ optional ^
^ Helmholtz FAIR Principle|if ROR is available            | |          |
=====Precondition for Implementation: =====

=====Related Recommendations =====

Parent:

Dependent:

Other: none

=====Contributors=====

Emanuel Söding (HMC@GEOMAR), Andrea Pörsch (HMC@GFZ) 
=====Content=====

====1. Explanation of the Background and Benefits of the Recommendation ====

__About__

__History and structure__

__Current Use of ...__

__Motivation__

====2. Possible alternative solutions====

====3. Consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the recommendation====

(quality of content, limitations, interoperability, sustainability:
expected future dissemination / technical availability / funding)

====4. The Recommendation====

It is recommended, that center management should

1. name a person or unit who is responsible to maintain the centres ROR ID. This could e.g. be someone in the library, or the RDM team, or the outreach department.

2. check the centre's ror entry at https://ror.org/, update the entry or entries for their organization in the ROR directory or create a new one if it is not yet registered.

3. publish the ROR they wish to be identified as at an appropriate place(s), e.g. on the imprint of their webpage or other official appearances.

====5. Naming of communities that have already implemented the recommendation====

====6. Documentation of the test to validate correct implementation====



====7. Examples of Instances====

====8. Further Information====

===References===

===Relevant Community Recommendations===

====9. History of this document====