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Getting Started

  • Getting Started
    • Getting Started Quick Guide
  • Contact DataCite
    • Tips for Technical Support Requests
  • Testing Guide
    • Getting a test account
    • Create a Repository in Fabrica Test
  • DataCite or Crossref
    • Who to join?
  • Fabrica Contacts and Mailing Lists
  • Best Practices for DOI Registration
  • Glossary of commonly used terms

Developer Documentation

  • DataCite REST API Guide
    • Retrieving a single DOI
    • Retrieving a list of DOIs
    • Pagination
    • Queries and filtering
    • Retrieving a random sample of DOIs
    • Creating DOIs with the REST API
    • Updating metadata with the REST API
    • Retrieving citations and other relations
    • Tracking metadata provenance
  • DataCite MDS API Guide
  • DataCite GraphQL API Guide
  • DataCite EZ API Guide
  • DataCite OAI-PMH Guide
    • OAI-PMH Schema Documentation
  • DataCite Content Negotiation
  • DataCite Usage Reports API Guide
  • DataCite Event Data
  • DataCite Service Providers
    • Service Provider Software Integrations
  • API Reference
  • Code examples in Github
  • API error codes
  • Integrations

Web Interface - Fabrica

  • Fabrica Guide
  • Access Fabrica
  • Reset the Fabrica Password
  • Direct Members
    • Member Dashboard
    • Field Descriptions for Members
    • Add Contacts in Fabrica (Member)
    • Update Member Settings
    • Create a Repository
    • Field Descriptions for Repository Settings
    • Update Repository Settings
    • Delete a Repository
    • Transfer DOIs Between Repositories
  • Repositories
    • Repository Dashboard
    • Update Repository Settings
    • Create a DOI via Form
    • Field Descriptions for Form
    • Create a DOI via File Upload
    • Field Descriptions for File Upload
    • Update a DOI
    • Delete a Draft
    • DOI States
  • Consortia
    • The Consortium Lead Dashboard
    • Field Descriptions for Consortium Leads
    • Add Contacts in Fabrica (Consortium lead only)
    • Create a Consortium Organization (Consortium Lead only)
    • Update Consortium Organization Settings (Consortium Lead and Consortium Organization)
    • Delete a Consortium Organization (Consortium Lead only)
    • Repository Transfer (Consortium Lead only)
    • Field Descriptions for Consortium Organizations
    • Consortium Organization Dashboard
    • Add Contacts in Fabrica (Consortium Organizations)
    • Create a Repository (Consortium Leads and Consortium Organizations)
    • Field Descriptions for Repository Settings (Consortium Leads and Consortium Organizations)
    • Update Repository Settings (Consortium Leads and Consortium Organizations)
    • Delete a Repository (Consortium Leads and Consortium Organizations)
    • Transfer DOIs Between Repositories (Consortium Leads and Consortium Organizations)
    • Consortium Organization FAQ
  • Export DOI Metadata
  • Link Checker

Other DataCite Services

  • DataCite Service Status
  • DataCite Search
  • DataCite Commons
    • Works in DataCite Commons
    • People in DataCite Commons
    • Organizations in DataCite Commons
    • Repository Search in DataCite Commons
    • Advanced search queries in DataCite Commons
    • DataCite Researcher Profiles
    • Accessibility Achievements
    • ORCID Claiming
  • DataCite Citation Formatter
  • DataCite re3data
  • DataCite Profiles
  • DataCite Statistics

DataCite Metadata Schema

  • DataCite Metadata Schema 4.4
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.4 Properties Overview
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.4 Mandatory Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.4 Recommended and Optional Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.4 Standard Values for Unknown Information
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.4 Earlier Version Update Notes
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.4 XML Metadata Examples
  • DataCite Metadata Schema 4.3
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.3 Properties Overview
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.3 Mandatory Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.3 Recommended and Optional Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.3 Earlier Version Update Notes
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.3 Standard Values for Unknown Information
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.3 XML Metadata Examples
  • DataCite Metadata Schema 4.2
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.2 Properties Overview
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.2 Mandatory Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.2 Recommended and Optional Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.2 Earlier Version Update Notes
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.2 Standard Values for Unknown Information
    • DataCite Metadata Schema Changes in Support of Software Citation
    • DataCite Metadata Schema Software Citation Principles Mapping
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.2 XML Metadata Examples
  • DataCite Metadata Schema 4.1
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Properties Overview
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Mandatory Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Recommended and Optional Properties
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Earlier Version Update Notes
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Standard Values for Unknown Information
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Changes in Support of Software Citation
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 FORCE11 Software Citation Principles Mapping
    • DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 XML Metadata Examples
  • DataCite Metadata Schema 4.0
  • Investing in metadata

Usage and Citations

  • Views and Downloads
    • COUNTER Code of Practice
    • Processing Views and Downloads
    • Contributing Views and Downloads
    • Consuming Views and Downloads
    • Use Case: California Digital Library, DASH repository
    • DataCite Usage Tracker (beta)
  • Citations and References
    • Contributing Citations and References
    • Consuming Citations and References
    • Data Citation
    • Software Citation
  • Displaying Usage and Citations in your Repository

Best Practices

  • DOI Basics
  • DataCite DOI Display Guidelines
  • Making and Using Connection Metadata
    • Connecting to Works
    • Connecting to People
    • Connecting to Organizations
  • Metadata Quality
  • Best Practices for Tombstone Pages
  • Best Practices for DOI Landing Pages
    • schema.org
    • Using schema.org markup to expose landing pages to Google Dataset Search
  • Versioning
  • Prefixes
    • Prefixes in Fabrica
  • Local Contexts Notices and Labels

DataCite Policies and Procedures

  • DataCite Data File Use Policy
  • DOI Registration Policy
  • Transfers Policy
    • Prefix Transfers and Aliasing
    • Repository Transfers
    • DOI transfers
  • Test Accounts Policy

Community

  • Design Manual
    • Primary logo
    • Secondary Logo
    • Stacked logo
    • Schwoop
    • Community badges
  • DataCite Slide Deck
  • DataCite Brochure
  • DataCite Infographic
  • DataCite Comms Channels
  • DataCite Webinar Series
  • DataCite Open Hours
  • DataCite Newsletters

DMP IDs

  • Introduction to Machine Actionable DMPs (maDMPs)
  • DataCite DMP IDs
    • What is a DMP ID?
    • Create a DMP ID
    • Link DMP IDs to other resources
  • DMP IDs in the PID Graph
  • CDL’s DMPTool: An implementation use case
    • Background
    • The DMP Hub
  • A crosswalk of the DataCite schema to RDA metadata standard for DMPs

IGSN IDs

  • About IGSN IDs for Material Samples
  • Registering IGSN IDs
    • Creating an IGSN ID Catalog Repository
    • Registering IGSN IDs
    • Displaying IGSN IDs
  • IGSN ID Metadata
    • IGSN ID Metadata Recommendations
    • Enriching IGSN ID metadata in the DataCite Metadata Schema
  • IGSN ID FAQ

Knowledge Base

  • APIs
    • Can I use the REST API to obtain DOI registration statistics?
    • How do I query the REST API to retrieve large numbers of records (>10000)?
    • My request to create a DOI with MDS API was successful, but the DOIs aren’t resolving. What do I do?
    • How do I make a “findable” DOI with the REST API?
    • How do I retrieve metadata in draft and registered state with the REST API?
    • Is it possible to auto-generate a DOI via the REST API?
    • Is it possible to show a list of search results in a given citation style?
    • Can I see more detailed affiliation information in the REST API?
    • How can I query the REST API to retrieve results for a specific date range?
    • Can I add/update DOI metadata with the REST API?
    • Why am I getting an access denied or not authorized message from my DataCite Integration?
    • I received an error code from the DataCite API, what does it mean?
    • What is the difference between the "created", "registered" and "published" date in the DataCite REST API?
    • Is there a rate limit for making requests against the DataCite APIs?
    • How do I update my DOIs to metadata schema version 4 with the DataCite REST API?
    • How do I know which metadata elements to include in the body of a request to the DataCite JSON REST API?
    • How do I query the REST API and what’s in the response?
  • Fabrica
    • Why can’t I see the option to create or update DOIs when I log into Fabrica?
    • What does the DOI registered, created and last updated mean?
    • How many creators can I include in the web form in DOI Fabrica
    • What does the state of the DOI mean and how can I change it?
    • What does the “findable” state mean in the test environment?
    • Can you have multiple accounts administering the same prefix?
    • Can I add ORCID IDs to the DataCite metadata?
    • Why is my URL not allowed by the repository domain settings?
    • How do I solve browser related issues with Fabrica?
    • What is the difference between the DataCite test and production environments?
    • How many prefixes should a repository account have in Fabrica?
    • What is the difference between a Member/Consortium Organization account and a Repository account in Fabrica?
    • Can I add Related Identifiers to the DOI metadata via the Fabrica Form?
    • What is the System Email contact in Fabrica?
    • The Form in Fabrica only accepts a limited number of nested metadata properties, how can I input more?
    • What’s the recommended format for a Repository account ID in Fabrica?
  • Metadata
    • What formats can I use to submit my metadata and how do I do it?
    • Which metadata field in the DataCite schema captures the grant ID information?
    • What is the difference between the Publisher and the Contributor in the DataCite Metadata Schema?
    • Can I add ORCID IDs to the DataCite metadata?
    • How do I update the DataCite XML metadata to a newer schema version?
    • Where should I include funder information in the DOI metadata?
    • How can I map different metadata formats to the DataCite schema?
    • What are the resource types for DataCite DOIs?
    • How can I check my XML metadata validates correctly?
    • Can the properties in DataCite Metadata Schema specify the language of the metadata?
    • Should I update the DataCite DOI metadata if the name of the Creator changes?
    • Can I use GRID IDs?
    • What is the recommended format for including nameIdentifiers in the DataCite metadata?
  • General
    • Can I delete or change my DOI name?
    • How do I expose my datasets to Google Dataset Search?
    • How do I activate ORCID auto-update?
    • What characters should I use in the suffix of my DOI?
    • How do I update my contact information?
    • Why is my DOI name not retrieved with a search in DataCite Commons?
    • Preprints, post-prints and author manuscripts
    • Why is the is the ORCID auto-update claiming not working?
    • Why can't I create a Repository account?
    • Where should I upload my data?
    • Can a prefix be transferred from one DOI Registration Agency to another?
    • What is a DOI?
    • Which metric type or types are required for DataCite usage reports?
    • What is the best way to make a content negotiation request for any DOI?
    • What should I do if the resource that a DOI points to is retracted?
    • How many creators/contributors are displayed in DataCite Commons?
  • Membership
    • How do I find the right consortium for me?
    • How do I start a consortium?
    • Can a consortium lead also have its own repositories?
    • How do I become a DataCite member?
    • How do I get DOIs?
    • Which categories of membership are there?
    • What is a Repository?
    • What is the relationship between a Member and a Repository?
    • For organizations that joined before 2017, what’s the timeline to transition to DataCite’s current membership model?
    • What is the relationship between repositories and DOI prefixes?
    • When should I consider joining Crossref instead of DataCite?
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