Getting Started Guides

Quickly find relevant documentation to help you use DataCite Services.

Start Creating DOIs and Metadata

Get set up for DOI registration Before you can start registering DOIs you need:

Membership: Be a DataCite Direct Member or part of a DataCite Consortium.
Repository Account: Set up a Repository account in DataCite Fabrica.
Metadata: Provide mandatory metadata for your resources (see supported resource types).
Landing Pages: Host landing pages for your resources.

Register a DOI and metadata There are three ways to register DOIs and metadata:

DataCite REST API: Automate DOI registration with the REST API.
DataCite Fabrica: Create a DOI with the form or file upload in DataCite Fabrica.
Registered Service Provider: Create a DOI using an integration like DSpace, Dataverse, or OJS.
Test Your Integration: Test your integration in the DataCite test enviroment before you go live.

Use metadata to create links between your DOIs and other PIDs You can create connections in the metadata:

Name Identifiers: Connect your research outputs to the Creators by including name identifiers like ORCID iDs in the DOI metadata.
Related Identifiers: Create citation counts, connect different versions of your resources and more with the related identifiers property.
Organization Identifiers: Connect your research outputs to the affiliated organizations and funders with ROR IDs.

Find metadata All the DOI metadata you create is openly available with a CC0 license. You can search for DataCite metadata in:

DataCite Commons: Search works, people, organizations and repositories as well as views, downloads and citations in DataCite Commons.
REST API Queries and Filtering: Set up a query with the REST API to search the entire DataCite metadata store.
Harvester Services: DataCite metadata is haversted and made available in databases and search engines.

Keep your DOIs up to date You can update your DOI records at anytime to ensure the information is accurate:

Track and report DataCite provides tools help you keep track of your research outputs:

Usage Statistics and Citations: Contribute and consume usage reports and citations.
DataCite’s Integration with ORCID: Researchers can connect their ORCID profile to research outputs with DataCite DOIs.
Metadata Dashboards: Use DataCite Metadata Dashboard to assess metadata quality across all your DOIs.

There's loads more documentation to explore on the DataCite support site including training, the knowledge base, more DataCite services, APIs and more.

If you can't find the answer you are looking for, contact DataCite support: [email protected]

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