Editors checklist
Checklist for editors before approving and merging a pull request (PR).
Before approving and merging a pull request (PR), the editors must check that
- The page layout in preview looks correct.
- The new page is linked in the appropriate sidebar menu, in the same branch of the PR.
- The contributors’ names are listed in the CONTRIBUTORS file, in the same branch of the PR. Advice to have at least one contributor per page having its contact information in this CONTRIBUTORS file.
- All relevant metadata fields in a specific page are correctly filled in (see the page metadata and the Editorial board guide). Some critical ones are listed below.
- unique
page_id
(List of page IDs) contributors
related_pages
(Related pages)training
search_exclude
must be deleteddescription
affiliation
coordinators
(only used in national pages + they must be listed ascontributors
as well)resources
- unique
- Items in the “all tools and resources spreadsheet” are tagged with already existing (merged)
page_id
from “Your role, Your domain, Your tasks, Tool assembly” and that Bert has been informed of the changes. - Check if relevant recipes on FAIR Cookbook can be linked to the RDMkit page that is being added/changed (Linking from RDMkit to FAIR Cookbook).
- The content is conform to RDMkit scope, style and templates.
- There are no copyright issues related to the content of the page.
- The contributors implemented the requested changes.
- When a new page is added, a news item is added to the news.yml file, in the same branch of the PR.
- The contributors are thanked for their effort and informed about the publication of their content.
- The PR is linked to related issues and can be merged in main branch with no conflicts.