biostudies-literatureSeep LDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)524https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11111677biostudies-literatureUnknown11(1)Datasets consist of measurement data and metadata. Metadata provides context, essential for understanding and (re-)using data. Various metadata standards exist for different methods, systems and contexts. However, relevant information resides at differing stages across the data-lifecycle. Often, this information is defined and standardized only at publication stage, which can lead to data loss and workload increase. In this study, we developed Metadatasheet, a metadata standard based on interviews with members of two biomedical consortia and systematic screening of data repositories. It aligns with the data-lifecycle allowing synchronous metadata recording within Microsoft Excel, a widespread data recording software. Additionally, we provide an implementation, the Metadata Workbook, that oScientific dataFrom Planning Stage Towards FAIR Data: A Practical Metadatasheet For Biomedical Scientists.PMC11111677390685813450149205FE 1159/6-1432325352458597554E 1159/2-1FE 1159/5-1Peeva VHuang HStrohmeyer AHildebrand SSieckmann KBehrens JMeissner FMass EYu JSoriano-Arroquia AKlingenspor MRan DScheja LPfeifer AMikhael MHiller KSchlitzer AKallabis SWackerhage HBeyer MHasenauer JTischer DSplichalova IFromme TKardinal RLauterbach MTill ASeep LGrein SLi YWachten DRibeiro DJSKuellmer KGellner AKFenske WKBruder JLatz EBlum TfalseFrom Planning Stage Towards FAIR Data: A Practical Metadatasheet For Biomedical Scientists.Datasets consist of measurement data and metadata. Metadata provides context, essential for understanding and (re-)using data. Various metadata standards exist for different methods, systems and contexts. However, relevant information resides at differing stages across the data-lifecycle. Often, this information is defined and standardized only at publication stage, which can lead to data loss and workload increase. In this study, we developed Metadatasheet, a metadata standard based on interviews with members of two biomedical consortia and systematic screening of data repositories. It aligns with the data-lifecycle allowing synchronous metadata recording within Microsoft Excel, a widespread data recording software. Additionally, we provide an implementation, the Metadata Workbook, that o2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 May2026-06-03T03:49:25.083Z2026-04-24T03:09:39.704ZS-EPMC111116773877801610.1038/s41597-024-03349-2