Schema
NeuroML
An XML-based language (with XSD schema) for describing detailed neuron, synapse and network models in a simulator-independent way.
Source & access
- homepage neuroml.org HTTP 200
- repository github.com HTTP 200
Automated evaluation
F Findable FAIR3/12
- Persistent identifier (F1)no PURL / w3id / DOI for the artefact0
- Indexed in services (F4)not indexed anywhere0
- Citable reference (F2)doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000815+3
A Accessible FAIR6/12
- Homepage reachableHTTP 200+3
- Artefact retrievable over HTTP(S) (A1)only the source repository is reachable (no direct download)+3
- Metadata persists in a registry (A2)not in Bioregistry or OBO Foundry0
I Interoperable FAIR5/12
- Formal machine-readable format (I1)XSD+5
- Semantic-web IRIs (I2)no RDF/OWL/JSON-LD representation0
- References other vocabularies (I3)no imported vocabularies found0
R Reusable FAIR7/12
- Clear license (R1.1)LGPL-3.0+5
- Release provenance (R1.2)NMLv2.3.1 (latest GitHub release); not declared inside the artefact+2
- Community standards (R1.3)no independent compliance report (not on the OBO Dashboard)0
Q Ontology consistency & qualityn/a
- Not applicableschema without an OWL/OBO/RDF artefact; total scaled from 80 to 1000
M Maintenance10/16
- Recency2026-09-02 → 1.7 months (≤ 3 months)+10
- Release cadence (12 months)0 releases (GitHub releases)0
U Community adoption4/16
- Documented adopting projects2 projects+2
- Reused by other ontologies00
- Community signalmax(stars 65 → 2, citations 295 → 2)+2
P Penalties (inactivity & inconsistency)0
- Time since last activity0.1 years → 4 × max(0, 0.1 − 1)0
- Inactive statusnot archived, legacy or inactive0
FAIR subtotal 21/48 · earned 35/80 → scaled 44 = 44/100 → grade D
Community adoption 2
- Open Source Brain
Model sharing platform
Curated by SchemaScope - NetPyNE
Import/export
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History & changes 1 run
History starts with the first archived run; changes appear after the next evaluation.
| Run | Score | FAIR | Version evaluated | Terms | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026, 03:31 UTC | 44 D | 21 | NMLv2.3.1 | — | JSON |
Provenance
Every fact on this page was fetched automatically. Each row shows where it came from and when. If a source fails, the last good value is kept and marked “carried forward”.
| Fact | Source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| Homepage link check (HTTP 200) | neuroml.org | 26 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC |
| Repository link check (HTTP 200) | github.com | 26 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC |
| Git refs (commit a5f5dad, latest tag NMLv2.3.1) | github.com | 26 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC |
| GitHub repository statistics | api.github.com | 26 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC |
| Crossref citations (doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000815) | api.crossref.org | 26 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC |
Run 2026-10-26T02-37-38Z · evaluator v2.0.0 · rubric v3.4 · entry.json · run snapshot
How to cite
- NeuroML: a language for describing data driven models of neurons and networks with a high degree of biological detail (2010) · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000815 · 295 citations