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Sample DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.4-DRAFT (21 October 2026)


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Key to specification table

CD = Cardinality

Property Expected Type Description CD Controlled Vocabulary Example
Marginality: Minimum.
@context URL Used to provide the context (namespaces) for the JSON-LD file.
Not needed in other serialisations.
ONE
@type Text Schema.org/Bioschemas class for the resource declared using JSON-LD syntax. For other serialisations please use the appropriate mechanism.
While it is permissible to provide multiple types, it is preferred to use a single type.
MANY Schema.org, Bioschemas
@id IRI Used to distinguish the resource being described in JSON-LD. For other serialisations use the appropriate approach. ONE
dct:conformsTo IRI Used to state the Bioschemas profile that the markup relates to. The versioned URL of the profile must be used.
Note that we use a CURIE in the table here but the full URL for Dublin Core terms must be used in the markup (http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo), see example.
ONE Bioschemas profile versioned URL
funding Grant
Schema:

Provide funding information.


MANY
identifier Schema:

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [[Thing]], such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.


ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
collectionMethod Text
Schema:

Provide information about the conditions and methods of acquisition of samples.


MANY
collector Organization
Person
Schema:

The Person or Organization who collected the Sample.


MANY
conditionsOfAccess Text
Schema:

Sample access statement outlining conditions/requirements need to be fulfilled before access to the sample is granted.


MANY
contactPoint Organization
Person
Schema:

A person or organization that can be contacted for more information or support.


ONE
contributor Organization
Person
Schema:

A person or organization that contributes to the work.


MANY
dateCollected Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date on which the sample was collected.


ONE
dateCreated Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date the sample was created or added to a DataFeed.


ONE
dateModified Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date the sample record was last updated.


MANY
dateProcessed Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date the sample was processed or used in a method.


MANY
datePublished Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date when the record of the sample will be made publicly available.


ONE
description Text
Schema:

A description of the item.


ONE
environmentalSystem DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

A category or description of the habitat that describes elements of an ecosystem where the sample was collected. Where possible use controlled vocabulary such as ENVO.


MANY
ethics Text
Schema:

Indicate which ethics policies and/or social considerations are associated with the sample.


MANY
experimentalPurpose Text
Schema:

Describe the planned or executed experimental procedures involving the samples.


MANY
instrument DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

Provide description of instruments and devices used in collecting, processing and analysis of samples.


MANY
itemLocation GeoCoordinates
Place
Text
Schema:

Current location of the sample.


ONE
keywords DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

Terms that capture the main topics e.g. cancer, plant biology.


MANY
locationCreated GeoCoordinates
Place
Text
Schema:

The place where a sample underwent processing or creation, distinct from its original location.


MANY
locationOfOrigin GeoCoordinates
Place
Text
Schema:

The location from which the sample was originally collected.


ONE
name Text
Schema:

The name of the item.


MANY
project ResearchProject
Schema:

Information on the project.


MANY
sameAs URL
Schema:

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. E.g. the URL of the item’s Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.


MANY
sampleAvailability Boolean
Schema:

Indicate whether this resource is available for reuse.


ONE
sampleProcess Text
URL
Schema:

The processing technique that was applied to the sample, methods used to prepare the samples, including SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).


MANY
sampleQuantity QuantitativeValue
Schema:

A numeric value for a measurement of the size of a sample.


MANY
sampleState Text
Schema:

Specify the composition and state of the sample. This can be used to indicate its physical state (gas, liquid, solid), degradation status (deteriorated, partially degraded) or passage number.


MANY
sampleStorageTemperature QuantitativeValue
Schema:

The temperature at which the sample is stored.


ONE
sampleType DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

Indicate the type of sample. Note that this is intentionally broad to allow different types of specimens, i.e. cells, rock, sand.


MANY
studyID Text
URL
Schema:

Indicate the study ID.


MANY
studyTitle Text
Schema:

Title of the study to which the samples belong


MANY
submitter Organization
Person
Schema:

The person or organization that registers the sample.


ONE
url URL
Schema:

URL of the item.


MANY
Marginality: Optional.
additionalProperty PropertyValue
Schema:

A property-value pair representing an additional characteristic of the entity, that is not representable by an existing property.


MANY
alternateIdentifier PropertyValue
Text
URL
Schema:

An additional identifier for the same instance of the resource.


ONE
citation CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

List publications where the sample is mentioned or described.


MANY
hasPart CreativeWork
ImageObject
Sample
Text
URL
Schema:

Describe related items including other resources related to the samples. For example a subsample of this sample.


MANY
isControl Boolean
Text
Schema:

Indicates whether the sample is being used as a normal control, may be in combination with another sample.


MANY
isPartOf CreativeWork
ImageObject
Sample
Text
URL
Schema:

Describe related items including other resources related to the samples. For example a supersample of this sample.


MANY
isRelatedTo CreativeWork
ImageObject
Sample
Text
URL
Schema:

Describe related items including other resources related to the samples.


MANY
maintainer Organization
Person
Schema:

The Person or Organization who is responsible for the Sample.


MANY