Standard
CERIF
euroCRIS research information exchange model, recommended by the EU to its member states.
How it connects
What it is
- CERIF is a kind of Metadata standard.
Who is behind it
- CERIF developed by euroCRIS. CERIF is maintained and developed by a euroCRIS task group.
- CERIF governed by euroCRIS.
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Details
Also known as: Common European Research Information Format
Description
CERIF is a research information exchange model used in current research information systems (CRIS). euroCRIS is preparing a refactoring, CERIF-Core, which has not yet been approved as an official standard.
Attributes
| url | https://eurocris.org/services/main-features-cerif |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q2986818 |
| status | active |
| governance | Community |
| note | CERIF-Core (the refactored CERIF, output of the CERIF Refactoring Pilot started by euroCRIS in 2021) is experimental and "has not been approved as the official standard yet" as of 2026-11-12. Earlier wording that classic CERIF is no longer developed could not be verified and was removed. |
| type | Standard |
| standardKind | framework |
| Tags | function: registration |
Sources
- https://eurocris.org/services/main-features-cerif(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- https://github.com/EuroCRIS/CERIF-Core(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04): CERIF-Core status: experimental, not approved as the official standard.
- https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-semantic-interoperability-catalogue/solution/common-european-research-information-format(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12): CERIF is a recommendation of the European Union to its member states.
Last reviewed: 2026-11-12
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