myLaminin Perspectives

Research projects don’t fail, research systems do. As teams, funding, and institutions shift, project context is routinely lost. RAiD (Research Activity Identifier) fixes this structural flaw by making research projects persistent, traceable entities in the scholarly record. This article explores why RAiD is fast becoming essential research infrastructure and how it reshapes collaboration, attribution, and long-term research accountability.

Persistent Identifiers are now table stakes in research but most teams are using them poorly, inconsistently, or not at all. DOIs, ROR IDs, ORCIDs, and RAiDs promise transparency and credit, yet fragmented adoption creates gaps, broken links, and lost attribution. This article exposes where PID practices fail and why integrated, lifecycle-wide implementation is becoming impossible to ignore.

Effective budgeting for data management is key to research compliance and sustainability. Under NIH’s Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy, institutions must plan early for costs like storage, curation, repository fees, and compliance. These must be detailed in grant budgets. Platforms like myLaminin help by enabling accurate cost forecasting, secure storage, and efficient data stewardship—supporting institutions in meeting funder expectations.