In Europe, information systems with the generic name CRIS (Current Research Information Systems) have been built for decades. In the past, the integration and expansion of CRIS were often made difficult by uncoordinated methodologies. For this reason, in recent times there has been a strong tendency to move towards standardisation. CERIF: a Common European Research Information Format, maintained and developed by euroCRIS, is one of the universally accepted recommendations for the structure of research data. In compliance with the CERIF recommendations, the web application E-CRIS was developed at the Institute of Information Science in Maribor (IZUM), which offered it to all users of COBISS applications within the COBISS.Net network free of charge in order to establish in individual countries, as comprehensive as possible, the register of research and development providers. The register is essential for research monitoring and evaluation. National CRIS systems are linked to national COBISS library information systems, thus allowing direct access to the bibliographies of researchers and institutions. National E-CRIS systems include interconnected databases comprising data on research organisations, researchers and research projects. Most of the data is in English. The research information system (E-CRIS.RS) in the Republic of Srpska (BiH) is managed by the national E-CRIS Centre within the Ministry of Science and Technology.
In E-CRIS.RS, the (initial) data on the following entities is currently available to the public:
Data on research and/or development providers in the Republic of Srpska can be entered into the E-CRIS.RS information system provided that they meet the following conditions:
It is desirable that the E-CRIS.RS system includes all research and development providers in the Republic of Srpska and thus contributes to their promotion and collaboration on the national and international level. The entry into the E-CRIS.RS information system alone does not mean that the organisation (or the researcher) fulfils the requirements for financing by the Ministry of Science and Technology, however, researchers and research organisations entered into the E-CRIS.RS system have advantage in relation to funds allocation.
The entry and control of data for E-CRIS can be published online with different privileges by:
Researchers that are already entered in the E-CRIS system can update some of their data by themselves. At least for the first time, it is necessary to login to E-CRIS using Login/Login with e-mail address. To log in, you have to use your personal e-mail address which must be the same as the one entered in the E-CRIS system. The researcher will receive a time-sensitive link to their e-mail address. Once the login is successful, you can set a password which will allow you to login in the future using the researcher code or e-mail and password (Login/Login with password). If there is currently no e-mail address entered in E-CRIS or if the e-mail address is no longer valid, the e-mail address must be entered first. For this purpose, contact the E-CRIS centre. Researchers that are not entered in the E-CRIS system yet but think that they meet the criteria for entry, can enter their basic data in the system by themselves. The procedure starts in the Services/Researcher registration menu. Enter the name, surname and personal e-mail address into the web form. The researcher will then receive a time-sensitive link to their e-mail address. Once the login to E-CRIS is successful, you have to enter your personal data, print it out, sign it and send it to the e-mail address or mailing address of the E-CRIS centre. Once the responsible person at the E-CRIS centre checks the data and establishes if the researcher meets the criteria for being added to the register of performers of research and development activities, and performs any necessary corrections, the data becomes publicly accessible. The E-CRIS centre then informs the researcher by e-mail about the successful registration or rejection if the conditions were not met.
Research organisations that are already entered in the E-CRIS system can appoint a contact person for E-CRIS who will be responsible for the entry of up-to-date information on the organisation in the E-CRIS system. This person must send their name, surname, e-mail address and telephone number to the E-CRIS centre. Once this data is entered into E-CRIS, the contact person of the organisation will be able to login and update the organisation data. Research organisations that are not entered in the E-CRIS system yet but meet the criteria for entry appoint a contact person who will be responsible to the entry of up-to-date information on the organisation in the E-CRIS system. The procedure starts in the Services/Organisation registration menu. Enter the name of the organisation and the contact person’s e-mail address into the form. Once the login to E-CRIS is successful, you have to enter the organisation’s data, print it out, sign it and send it to the e-mail address or mailing address of the E-CRIS centre. Once the responsible person at the E-CRIS centre checks the data and establishes if the organisation meets the criteria for being added to the register of performers of research and development activities, and performs any necessary corrections, the data becomes publicly accessible. The E-CRIS centre then informs the contact person at the organisation by e-mail about the successful registration or rejection if the conditions were not met.
The National E-CRIS centre is in charge of organising and coordinating the acquisition of data in the E-CRIS system, checks the conditions for entry (registration) and performs data quality control of data sent in by research organisations and researchers.