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Although the RDM community in engineering sciences has been growing, a recognised venue for RDM as a subject of research was missing before NFDI4Ing started. Simultaneously, possibilities to obtain academic credit for RDM were lacking. To address these issues, the journal ing.grid – FAIR Data Management in Engineering Sciences was established in the measure CC-6. ing.grid is an innovative,scholarly-led Diamond Open Access journal. Using open-peer-review, it is a platform for sharing and discussing RDM approaches  in the field of engineering sciences. The journal runs on the open-source platform Janeway. ing.grid accepts manuscript submissions as well as open access datasets and open source software and is dedicated to the principles of Open Science. The journal is backed by a strong international editorial board consisting of 19 RDM experts and pioneers from the NFDI4Ing and beyond.
ing.grid actively engages with the community to promote the journal and the consortium at various venues in the NFDI4Ing, the NFDI, and beyond. The journal has attracted a large number of authors, reviewers and readers. 22 preprints and 10 peer reviewed articles have been published, each with the review discussion transparently available for viewing.

ing.grid is part of a growing movement for accessibility and transparency in scientific publishing, gathering momentum since 2019. Compared to other journals, ing.grid incorporates the FAIR principles directly in its review guidelines. Recognising its contribution to the open access movement, ing.grid was shortlisted among the 4 best Infrastructure initiatives in the Enter Award 2024.