Evaluation of FAIR Principles in Research Data Repositories at Colombian Universities

The volume of data generated in research processes represents an opportunity for collaborative work, scientific advancement, and integration into the open science movement. This is facilitated by the reuse of data for purposes such as reproducibility, among others. The main goal is to identify the landscape of research data repositories as a strategy for sharing or publishing research data from higher education institutions (HEIs) in Colombia. The research data repositories (RDR) in Colombian universities listed in the SCImago Journal Rank and the Papyrus meta-repository were analyzed, along with their respective datasets. Subsequently, the implementation of the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) in these repositories was evaluated. It was found that although there are institutional repositories, there are few RDR. However, the initiatives to share datasets are evident when evaluating the FAIR principles, as indicated by the level of completeness found in these HEIs. It is concluded that initiatives like Papyrus in Colombia serve as platforms for indexing and making visible RDRs in Colombia, with significant contributions from HEIs. The implementation of the FAIR principles promotes the integration and sharing of data for open science.