Abstract The Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) is a community-driven standard for the
organization of data and metadata from a growing range of neuroscience modalities. This
paper is meant as a history of how the standard has developed and grown over time. We
outline the principles behind the project, the mechanisms by which it has been extended,
and some of the challenges being addressed as it evolves. We also discuss the lessons
learned through the project, with the aim of enabling researchers in other domains to learn …