Research Guides: Data Management Toolkit @ UNH: RRID

RRIDs @ UNH

Research Resources Identifiers (RRID) are unique persistent identifiers used to identify and cite key research resources, such as reagents, model organisms, antibodies, software tools, core facilities, and databases. When using research resources that have been assigned a RRID, be sure to cite them by including the RRID in your publication.

You can find RRIDs using the Resource Identification Portal. RRIDs @ UNH that you may need to know include:

University Instrumentation Center (UIC)
- RRID:SCR_021101

How researchers use RRIDs

Researchers typically cite RRIDs in the methods or materials section of a paper, often alongside the resource name or description. RRIDs may also appear in figure legends or supplementary materials. For example, include the RRID in parentheses after the resource name:

University of New Hampshire University Instrumentation Center Core Facility (RRID:SCR_021101)

Here are some ways that RRIDs support your research:

Clearly identify key materials. Use RRIDs to cite research resources to help ensure others can accurately replicate your work and locate the specific resource.
Meet journal requirements. Many journals now require RRIDs for certain resources, especially in biomedical fields. Check for guidelines or requirements before submission.
Improve discoverability. RRIDs link your work to the materials and tools you used, improving visibility and impact and crediting facilities.
Avoid misidentification. RRIDs reduce confusion by pointing to the exact version or resource you used.
Support open science. Citing RRIDs promotes transparency, reproducibility, and better research practices.

Learn more about RRIDs

RRIDs: A Simple Step toward Improving Reproducibility through Rigor and Transparency of Experimental Methods
ABSTRACT: With the call for more rigorous scientific reporting, authentication, and transparency from the scientific community and funding agencies, one critical step is to make finding and identifying key resources in the published literature tractable. We discuss here the use of Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) as one tool to help resolve this tricky problem in reproducibility.
Persistent Identifiers for Instruments and Facilities: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities
ABSTRACT: Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are central to the vision of open science described in the FAIR Principles. However, the use of PIDs for scientific instruments and facilities is decentralized and fragmented. This project aims to develop community-based standards, guidelines, and best practices for how and why PIDs can be assigned to facilities and instruments.
FAIR Facilities and Instruments
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: While persistent identifiers are already being assigned to facilities and research equipment in a few limited cases, significantly more community adoption and standardization is needed to address the entire research ecosystem. This project builds on activities already being undertaken such as RRIDs (Research Resource Identifiers), and will convene a series of workshops and stakeholder engagements to better understand the field and current practice, develop principles of design for new PIDs, and work to generalize these principles toward practical application, thereby aiming to achieve tangible outcomes for open science.