CoreTrustSeal - Trusted Digital Repository

ICPSR is a CoreTrustSeal core certified repository, with the latest recertification completed in 2024. CoreTrustSeal certification closely aligns with the "Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research" set by the U.S. National Science and Technology Council and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NOT-OD-21-016) to evaluate the sustainability and trustworthiness of data repository infrastructures.

ICPSR has participated in external trusted digital repository assessments since 2006, when it was a test case for the RLG-NARA Checklist for the Certification of Trusted Digital Repositories. ICPSR was one of the first six data repositories to earn the Data Seal of Approval in 2011; ICPSR earned a World Data System (WDS) Regular Members certification in 2013.