Repository details
FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
Name of repository
FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
Additional name(s)
- FORS
Repository URL
Subject(s)
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Educational Research
- Education Systems and Educational Institutions
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Political Science
- Economics
- Life Sciences
- Medicine
- Medicine
- Public Heatlh, Healthcare Research, Social and Occupational Medicine
- Natural Sciences
- Geosciences
- Geography
- Human Geography
Description
FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences is a national research data infrastructure that supports the accessibility, preservation, and reuse of research data in the social sciences. As a CoreTrustSeal-certified repository, FORS adheres to internationally recognised standards of responsible data stewardship, ensuring that research data are managed, stored, and made accessible in a secure and sustainable manner, both now and in the future. FORS supports Swiss social science researchers and institutions by offering expert guidance on data management, documentation, and sharing. It fosters a culture of secondary data use and transparency by acquiring, curating, and disseminating high-quality quantitative and qualitative datasets. In addition to its repository services, FORS conducts large-scale surveys and methodological research, and collaborates with international partners to promote global access to trustworthy and reusable research data. FORS repository uses the SWISSUbase platform as technical solution.
Certificate(s)
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
- German
- French
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Institutions (5)
Additional name(s)
- CESSDA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- SAGW
- Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Académie suisse des sciences humaines et sociales
- Accademia svizzera di scienze umane e sociali
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- SNSF
- Schweizerische Nationalfonds (SNF)
- Fonds national suisse (FNS)
- Fondo nazionale svizzero per la ricerca scientifica (FNS)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- Universität Lausanne
- UNIL
- University of Lausanne
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (3)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- Fedora
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Entry date
2013-03-13
Last update
2025-07-11
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