6 organisation
Definition: a metadata schema block containing the organisation associated with a RAiD and its associated properties
Requirement: recommended
Occurrence: 0-n
Example JSON
6.1 organisation.id
Definition: an organisation associated with a project or activity
Requirement: mandatory for each organisation supplied
Occurrence: 1
Allowed values: the organisation’s identifier as specified by organisation.schemaUri
Examples
https://ror.org/01sf06y89(Macquarie Univerity)https://ror.org/027bh9e2(Leiden University)
6.2 organisation.schemaUri
Definition: the URI of the organisation identifier schema
Requirement: mandatory for each organisation.id supplied
Occurrence: 1
Allowed values: closed controlled list defined at https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.schemaUri/158
https://ror.org/
6.3 organisation.role
Definition: a metadata schema sub-block describing an organisation’s role on a project
Requirement: mandatory for each organisation supplied
Occurrence: 1
Note: An organisation’s role may change over time, but each organisation may have one and only one role at any given time.
6.3.1 organisation.role.id
Definition: the organisation’s role
Requirement: mandatory for each organisation.role supplied
Occurrence: 1
Allowed values: closed controlled list derived from organisation.role.schemaUri
https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/182(Lead Research Organisation)https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/183(Other Research Organisation)https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/184(Partner Organisation, i.e., a non-research organisation, such as an industry, government, or community partner that is collaborating on the project or activity, as a research partner rather than a hired consultant or contractor)https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/185(Contractor, i.e., a consulting organisation hired by the project)https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/186(Funder, i.e., an organisation underwriting the research via a cash or in-kind grant, prize, or investment, but not otherwise listed as a research organisation, partner organisation or contractor)https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/187(Facility, i.e., an organisation providing access to physical or digital infrastructure, but not otherwise listed as a research organisation, partner organisation or contractor)https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/188(Other Organisation not covered by the roles above)
Default: first-entered Organisation (only) defaults to ‘Lead Research Organisation’
Constraints: one (and only one) Organisation must be designated as ‘Lead Research Organisation’
Note: Roles are likely to vary by region; controlled list adapted from Simon Cox’s Project Ontology, OpenAIRE ‘Project’ guidelines, NIH definitions, ARC definitions, and DataCite Metadata Schema 4.4 Appendix 1 Table 5 ‘Description of contributorType’.
6.3.2 organisation.role.schemaUri
Definition: the URI of the role schema used
Requirement: mandatory for each organisation.role supplied
Occurrence: 1
Allowed values: closed controlled list defined at https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schemaUri/281
https://vocabulary.raid.org/organisation.role.schema/359
6.3.3 organisation.role.startDate
Definition: the date that the organisation began a role associated with the project or activity
Requirement: mandatory for each organisation.role supplied
Occurrence: 1
Allowed values: ISO 8601 standard date
Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Examples: 2026-08-28; 2026-08; 2026
Note: Only the year is required; month and day are optional (but recommended when available).
6.3.4 organisation.role.endDate
Definition: the date that the organisation terminated a role associated with the project or activity
Requirement: recommended if an organisation has changed roles or terminated its relationship with a project
Occurrence: 0-1
Allowed values: ISO 8601 standard date
Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Examples: 2026-08-28; 2026-08; 2026
Note: Only the year is required; month and day are optional (but recommended when available).