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How to contribute_part1

How to contribute (on behalf of an EU institution)

If you work for an EU institution, we invite you to submit your contribution via Service Now, under two available modules

Reference Data Management

Reference Data Platform Support

Submit a request for creation, update or dissemination of controlled vocabularies

Use this form to request the creation of a new vocabulary, update of an existing one, obtain a persistent URI or request dissemination

Request access to the platforms, report issues, or obtain support for their use 

It covers requests that provide access and support for reference data platforms maintained by the Publications Office. These platforms, including the EU Vocabularies portal, VocBench, and ShowVoc, enable the management, publication, and use of reference data and controlled vocabularies

How to contribute (general public)

The EU Vocabularies team welcomes suggestions from our users to improve the controlled vocabularies and reference data published by the Publications Office of the European Union on EU Vocabularies .

You can:

  • propose a new concept,
  • suggest a correction or update to an existing one.

If you are browsing EU Vocabularies, the easiest way to send us your suggestions directly is to use the CONTRIBUTE button in the top right-hand corner (shown below).

The CONTRIBUTE button appears when you browse a dataset on EU Vocabularies

The CONTRIBUTE button appears when you browse a dataset on EU Vocabularies – example picture

You may write in any of the EU’s 24 official languages. For faster processing, we recommend English, French or German.

Propose a new concept Propose a new concept via email

If you think a vocabulary is missing a concept, please send us the following information:

  • The dataset concerned
  • Preferred label (the main unique term representing the concept by linguistic means)
  • Alternative labels (if any: including synonyms, acronyms, abbreviations, spelling variants and other forms that improve retrieval)
  • Definition, preferably with an authoritative source
  • Any additional information (e.g. relations to existing concepts, further sources)
  • Your affiliation and the purpose of the proposal
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You can use the template below or click here to send it us as an email to OP-EU-VOCABULARIES {at} publications.europa.eu.

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Suggest a correction or update Suggest a modification via email

If you notice an error or want to suggest a modification of an existing concept, please include:

  • The URL or URI of the concept
  • A clear description of the proposed change
  • The language concerned (if relevant)
  • Your affiliation and the reason for the request
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You can use the template below or click here to send it us as an email to OP-EU-VOCABULARIES {at} publications.europa.eu.

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What happens next?

All proposals are reviewed by the EU Vocabularies team. We will assess your request and inform you of the next steps. Requests received and accepted before the code freezes for our quarterly releases can be expected to be published according to our publication schedule.