Guidelines for OHS Codex/KIP contributors

The OHS Codex/KIP is a living resource that continuously evolves adapting to the needs of the One Health practitioners. Therefore, we welcome and encourage the One Health community to contribute to the OHS Codex/KIP.

How to contribute to the OHS Codex/KIP

Under this link you can find the most recent version of the OHS Codex/KIP as a Google Doc. As a contributor you can navigate through the document and add your comments, suggest new text or modify existing content.All the changes will appear as suggestions that will be evaluated by the OHS Codex/KIP team. If you cannot log in the document with a gmail account, please provide some contact details together with each change request so we can contact you in case it is needed. If you have any further questions or comments, you can send us an email to ejp-orion@bfr.bund.de.

Types of contributions

Methods

The new methods should be introduced by a short description that allows the OHS Codex/KIP users to decide whether this particular method can be relevant to their specific situation. Please remember that the OHS Codex/KIP is not designed as an exhaustive guide but as a list of existing resources related to each of the defined principles. Further information about the method can be provided by a link or reference where a more detailed description about the method can be accessed.

Enter the new method under the principle this new method applies and specify how it helps to overcome the barriers addressed under this specific principle with an One Health perspective.

Lessons learned

Here you can share the experience of applying/implementing any of the methods listed in the OHS Codex/KIP. Under this section you can link to reports that describe success stories as well as limitations and challenges.

General improvement

Here we consider:
  • typo corrections
  • fixing broken references or links
  • inaccurate or out-of-date information (new features, links or references
  • addition of better explanations through clearer writing and/or additional examples of lessons learned.

Principles

Currently, the OHS Codex/KIP is structured according to four core principles that were jointly defined by One Health EJP H2020 ORION and MATRIX project members as critical to enhance OHS data analyses and interpretation. If you consider that the scope and objective of the OHS Codex/KIP can be extended to other areas of action and this way support a wider One Health community, propose a new principle section under the OHS Codex/KIP document providing a description of the purpose and scope of this principle. If possible include existing solutions or methods available to support One Health surveillance researchers, organisations or stakeholders. Proposal to extend the scope of the OHS Codex/KIP will only be considered if the author provides contact information, so the OHS Codex/KIP team can invite that author to the OHS Codex/KIP steering board discussions.

Evaluation of the contributions

The new contributions will be evaluated by the OHS Codex/KIP steering board, which meets on a regular basis to ensure the continuous update and maintenance of the OHS Codex/KIP. The steering board will evaluate your add/change request and contact you in case more information is necessary.

For further questions please contact us via ejp-orion@bfr.bund.de.

Contributor agreement

As a contributor to the OHS Codex/KIP you agree that we may redistribute your work under the license that the One Health EJP H2020 ORION and MATRIX projects use. We expect all contributors to comply with the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct, version 1.4, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html.