Best practice made easier
With a free, community-supported service that makes it easier to create machine-actionable data management and sharing plans (DMSPs) that meet funder requirements and follow open science best practice.
How does the DMP Tool work?
Simplifying data management and sharing plans for researchers and institutions with the DMP Tool’s efficient, best practice-oriented, and compliance-designed approach
Customization tools for researchers and institutions
A mechanism for registering a DMP ID
Best practice guidance to ensure plans are structured and optimized
Participating organizations can provide feedback on plans
A click-through wizard for creating a DMP that complies with funder requirements
Direct links to funder websites, help text for answering questions, and Research Data Management (RDM) best practice resources
Getting started with the DMP Tool
Create data management and sharing plans that meet requirements and promote research.
What are the benefits?
Quality plans promote research integrity, support reproducibility and help to ensure data security.
Funders
Promote best practices in research data management and sharing
Ensure your requirements are met with funder-specific templates
Enrich your organization’s research graph to track research outcomes
Researchers
Comply with funder requirements for data management and sharing
Create a plan quickly and easily, on your own or in collaboration with a colleague
Get credit and extend the reach of your research
Institutions
Provide guidance at scale
Track the impact of your organization’s research programs
Support open science and FAIR data stewardship throughout the research enterprise.
Interested in joining as a participating organization?
Join our community of research institutions and promote your requirements and resources.
Learn more about the DMP Tool
Explore the DMP Tool's features and functionalities to enhance your data management and sharing processes.
News and updates
Announcing our Webinar Series: Insights from the Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans Pilot
Posted on April 15
By beckygrady
Working Toward a Common Standard API for Machine-Actionable DMPs
Posted on April 03
By beckygrady
UC3 New Year Series: Looking Ahead through 2025 for the DMP Tool
Posted on January 21
By beckygrady
Progress Update: Matching Related Works to Data Management Plans
Posted on December 20
By beckygrady
