Recommendations for Best Practices for Data Preservation and Open Science in HEP

Journal Article · Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · No journal information

OSTI ID:2997189

Campana, Simone ^[1]; Chakaberia, Irakli ^[2]; Chen, Gang ^[3]; Diaconu, Cristinel ^[4]; Doglioni, Caterina ^[5]; Fitzgerald, Dillon S. ^[6]; Garonne, Vincent ^[7]; Gentil-Beccot, Anne ^[1]; Heiniger, Fleur ^[1]; Hildreth, Michael D. ^[8]; Hogan, Julie M. ^[9]; Hu, Hao ^[3]; Lancon, Eric ^[7]; Lange, Clemens ^[10]; Lassila-Perini, Kati ^[11]; Mandica-Hart, Olivia ^[1]; Marshall, Zach ^[2]; McCauley, Thomas ^[8]; Newman, Harvey ^[12]; Nojiri, Mihoko ^[13] ; Osborne, Ianna ^[14]; Qi, Fazhi ^[3]; Rohr, Salomé ^[1]; Roiser, Stefan ^[1]; Schörner, Thomas ^[15]; Schwickerath, Ulrich ^[1]; Sexton-Kennedy, Elizabeth ^[16]; Sharma, Seema ^[17]; Šimko, Tibor ^[1]; Sparks, Michael ^[5]; Stewart, Graeme Andrew ^[15]; Tarocco, Nicola ^[1]; Tenaglia, Giacomo ^[1]; Valdiviesso, Gustavo ^[18]; Winkler, Antonia ^[19]; Wissing, Christoph ^[15]

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1. CERN
2. LBL, Berkeley
3. Beijing, Inst. High Energy Phys.
4. Marseille, CPPM
5. U. Manchester (main)
6. U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
7. Brookhaven
8. Notre Dame U.
9. Bethel Coll.
10. PSI, Villigen
11. Helsinki Inst. of Phys.
12. Caltech, Pasadena (main)
13. KEK, Tsukuba
14. Princeton U. (main)
15. DESY
16. Fermilab
17. IISER, Pune
18. Alfenas Fed. U., Pocos de Caldas
19. CERN; Humboldt U., Berlin (main)

These recommendations are the result of reflections by scientists and experts who are, or have been, involved in the preservation of high-energy physics data. The work has been done under the umbrella of the Data Lifecycle panel of the International Committee of Future Accelerators (ICFA), drawing on the expertise of a wide range of stakeholders. A key indicator of success in the data preservation efforts is the long-term usability of the data. Experience shows that achieving this requires providing a rich set of information in various forms, which can only be effectively collected and preserved during the period of active data use. The recommendations are intended to be actionable by the indicated actors and specific to the particle physics domain. They cover a wide range of actions, many of which are interdependent. These dependencies are indicated within the recommendations and can be used as a road map to guide implementation efforts. These recommendations are best accessed and viewed through the web application, see https://icfa-data-best-practices.app.cern.ch/

• Research Organization: Bethel Coll.; KEK, Tsukuba; Princeton U. (main); Beijing, Inst. High Energy Phys.; Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Marseille, CPPM; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Humboldt U., Berlin (main); U. Michigan, Ann Arbor; CERN; IISER, Pune; PSI, Villigen; Caltech, Pasadena (main); Helsinki Inst. of Phys.; DESY; Alfenas Fed. U., Pocos de Caldas; U. Manchester (main); Notre Dame U.; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy
• DOE Contract Number: 89243024CSC000002
• OSTI ID: 2997189
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB-25-0611-PPD; oai:inspirehep.net:2963999; arXiv:2508.18892
• Journal Information: No journal information, Journal Name: No journal information
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English