FAIR Computational Workflows resources

This is a list of registries, projects, initiatives and standards related to FAIR Computational Workflows.

Registries

• WorkflowHub – a repository and registry of life science workflows
• Dockstore – sharing Docker Tools and Workflows for the Sciences
• bio.tools – registry of tools in life sciences
• nf-core – curated Nextflow workflows for bioinformatics
• Published Galaxy workflows on usegalaxy.eu and usegalaxy.org

Projects and initiatives

Related projects and initiatives supporting FAIR Computational Workflows aims:

• WorkflowHub Club
• EOSC-Life
• ELIXIR Europe
• BioExcel
  • BioExcel Building Blocks (biobb) – software library for interoperable biomolecular simulation workflows
• WorkflowsRI – Towards an Infrastructure for Enabling Systematic Development and Research of Scientific Workflow Management Systems
• FAIR Workflows – an NWO/eScience Center project
• FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) – working group at Research Data Alliance
• UseGalaxy.eu – a European-wide Galaxy workflow platform

Note that the similarly named project Implementing FAIR Workflows is about making the overall research process FAIR, not necessarily related to computational workflows.

Related standards for FAIR computational workflows:

• Common Workflow Language – Interoperable execution of computational workflows, supported by multiple engines and with strong support for workflow metadata
• RO-Crate – FAIR packaging of research outputs and metadata, including workflows
• Bioschemas – improve findability of FAIR life science resources on the Web, including computational workflows and computational tools
• Biocompute Objects and IEEE 2791-2020: standard for describing workflows in regulatory sciences.