From doodles to discoveries: Publications types in CroRIS module CROSBI

Meaningful scientific progress depends as much on organising and sharing knowledge as on producing it, which makes research information systems essential. In Croatia, this need is addressed by the Croatian Research Information System (CroRIS), a national digital infrastructure designed to collect, structure, and provide access to a broad range of research-related data. Developed under the strategic project “Scientific and Technological Foresight” by the Ministry of Science and Education and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, CroRIS plays a key role in supporting the Croatian research ecosystem. CroRIS was developed in partnership with the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (Srce). In 2021, the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) formally joined the project, with its Centre for Scientific Information taking an active role in system development and user support on all levels. CroRIS aims to provide comprehensive, complete and accurate data on Croatian research information. The system currently consists of several interconnected modules: Ministry Registers, Persons, Projects, Equipment and Services, Institutions, Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI), Journals, Events, Patents and Products and Reports. Each module focuses on a specific aspect of the research ecosystem, but they are fully interconnected, enabling users to easily navigate from, for example, a researcher’s profile to their published works, affiliated institutions, related projects etc.