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LabProtocol DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.8-DRAFT (23 January 2024)


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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
bioSample BioSample
Biochementity
Definedterm
Taxon
Text
URL
Schema:

BioSample used in the protocol. It could be a record in a Dataset describing the sample or a physical object corresponding to the sample or a URL pointing to the type of sample used.


MANY
intendedUse DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

Purpose and intended use stated to enable users to make a decision as to the suitability of this creative work (e.g., lab protocol, machine learning model, software) to their experimental problem or own use case.

See more information here


ONE
keywords DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

Keywords or tags used to describe this content. Multiple entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas.


MANY
labEquipment DefinedTerm
Text
URL
Schema:

A laboratory equipment used by a person to follow one or more steps described in this LabProtocol.


MANY
name Text
Schema:

The name of the item.


ONE
reagent Biochementity
Chemicalsubstance
DefinedTerm
MolecularEntity
Text
URL
Schema:

Reagents used in the protocol. DefinedTerm is preferred whenever possible, e.g., ChEBI and PubChem entities can be used whenever available. Commercial names are also acceptable. A reagent is defined as ‘A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances’ in CHEBI:33893.


MANY
Marginality: Recommended.
author Organization
Person
Schema:

The author of this content or rating. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably.


MANY
citation CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.


MANY
computationalTool ComputationalWorkflow
SoftwareSourceCode
Softwareapplication
Schema:

Computational tool or workflow used to complete a part of this protocol.


MANY
identifier PropertyValue
Text
URL
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.


MANY
license CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL.


ONE
protocolAdvantage CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

Situations where the LabProtocol has been successfully employed including advantageous elements (e.g. better yield, shorter running time).

See more information here


MANY
protocolApplication CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

Applications of the protocol list the full diversity of the applications of the method and support if is possible to extend the range of applications of the protocol. e.g. northern blot assays, sequencing, etc.

See more information here


MANY
protocolLimitation CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

Situations where the Protocol would be unreliable or otherwise unsuccessful.

See more information here


MANY
protocolOutcome CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

Actual outcome or result by a protocol execution. The shape of the expected outcome/result can be described using the property ‘output’.

See more information here


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
step CreativeWork
HowToStep
Text
howtosection
Schema:

A single step item (as HowToStep, text, document, video, etc.) or a HowToSection.


MANY
totalTime Duration
Schema:

The total time required to perform instructions or a direction (including time to prepare the supplies), in ISO 8601 duration format.


ONE
Marginality: Optional.
dateCreated Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was created or the item was added to a DataFeed.


ONE
dateModified Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified or when the item’s entry was modified within a DataFeed.


ONE
datePublished Date
DateTime
Schema:

Date of first broadcast/publication.

‘MANY’ is used to cover original printed and electronic publication dates.


MANY
description Text
Schema:

A description of the item.


ONE
ethicalLegalSocial Text
Schema:

Considerations wrt ethical, legal and social aspects.


MANY
isBasedOn CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

A resource from which this work is derived or from which it is a modification or adaption.


MANY
isPartOf CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

Indicates an item or CreativeWork that this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense), is part of.


MANY
performTime Duration
Schema:

The length of time it takes to perform instructions or a direction (not including time to prepare the supplies), in ISO 8601 duration format.


ONE
prepTime Duration
Schema:

The length of time it takes to prepare the items to be used in instructions or a direction, in ISO 8601 duration format.


ONE