Barbara Magagna 
Erik Schultes
FAIR Implementation Profile
A FAIR Implementation Profile (FIP) is a list of declared technology choices, also referred to as FAIR Enabling Resources (FERs), that are intended to implement one or more of the FAIR Guiding Principles, made as a collective decision by the members of a particular community of practice. These guidelines provide a practical, “how to” overview for researchers and data stewards who wish to create a FIP using the FIP Wizard 4.0. For general background on the FIP, see Schultes et al. (2020).
The FIP Wizard 4.0 tool is based on the same technology as the familiar Data Stewardship Wizard. Essentially, we have replaced the Knowledge Model that guides the creation of a data stewardship plan, with a Knowledge Model based on the FIP Questionnaire that guides the user in the creation of a FIP. We have also added the capability for the FIP Wizard 4.0 to use (consume and produce) nanopublications, allowing the various elements of the FIP to be captured in this highly modular, referenceable, machine-interpretable format. Making use of nanopublications and the FIP Ontology, the FIP Wizard 4.0 captures FIPs that are themselves, to a very high degree, FAIR.
Hence, this user guide is designed to complement the FIP-specific features of the Wizard environment. Details on more generic features of the Wizard (e.g., how to create, save, version projects) can be found in the DSW User Guide.
Why FIPs anyways?
A FIP can be compiled to declare both the current and the future use of FERs in a community.
A FIP can be compiled to declare specifically the current status of implementations within a community (called the AS-IS FIPs).
A FIP can be compiled to decide on the future use of FERs in a community (called the TO-BE FIPs). These FIPs can be used to document technology trends in FAIR.
A FAIR Implementation Community (FIC) might want to create a Reference FIP (R-FIP) to list all FERs that it recommends to use.
Resources supporting interoperability that were previously compiled in a Semantic Interoperability Profile (SIP) are incorporated into a standard FIP (version 5 and later) as supporting declarations, allowing streamlined and consistent management.
It is likely that any given FIP will need periodic revision. In this case, each new version documents improvements in FAIR over time.
To explore alignment and optimization opportunities, compare a FIP with FIPs from other communities. The FIP Matrix tool supports such comparisons across communities and specific FAIR principles.
The FIP Wizard team is composed of Barbara Magagna, Marek Suchanek, Tobias Kuhn, and Dario Bijker. We thank Erik Schultes for his important contribution in initiating the FIP definitions. We wish you success in composing your FIP. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions on how to improve the FIP Wizard experience, please contact us: fipadmin@gofair.foundation.