OSTrails SKG-IF Extensions

SKG-IF extensions are introduced as a strategic mechanism to address the evolving and diverse needs of scientific communities and projects. Within the SKG-IF, extensions are intended to capture shared requirements and interests that are not fully covered by the core set of entities and properties.

By enabling the definition of extensions that enrich the core SKG-IF model, the framework can support specialised use cases, discipline- or project-specific requirements, and emerging data practices, while preserving the integrity and structure of the underlying model.

Extensions provide a controlled way to expand the framework’s capabilities without altering existing entities, thereby maintaining compatibility, conceptual coherence, and interoperability across different datasets and scholarly knowledge graphs.

The status of such extension proposed is summarised in the table below:

Extensions

Acronym

Scope

Status

Link/request

RA-SKG

Indicators for products and agents

Development finalised

https://skg-if.github.io/ext-ra-skg/

SRV

New entity to model services

Under development

https://skg-if.github.io/ext-srv

GEO-SKG

Geolocation and timestamps for products

Accepted

https://skg-if.github.io/ext-geo-skg/

SKG-PROV

Provenance tracking

To be discussed

https://github.com/skg-if/extensions/issues/4

RP-STDS

Research Products for Standards

To be discussed

https://github.com/skg-if/extensions/issues/5