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DataCite Metadata Schema v4.1 Recommended and Optional Properties

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6 Subject

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Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Subject, keyword, classification code, or key phrase describing the resource.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.

6.1 subjectScheme

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The name of the subject scheme or classification code or authority if one is used.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.

6.2 schemeURI

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The URI of the subject identifier scheme.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Examples:

6.3 valueURI

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The URI of the subject term.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Examples:

7 Contributor

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Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: The institution or person responsible for collecting, managing, distributing, or otherwise contributing to the development of the resource.
To supply multiple contributors, repeat this property.
For software, if there is an alternate entity that "holds, archives, publishes, prints, distributes, releases, issues, or produces" the code, use the contributorType "hostingInstitution" for the code repository.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Note: DataCite infrastructure supports up to between 8000- 10000 names. For name lists above that size, consider attribution via linking to the related metadata.
Examples:

  • Charpy, Antoine
  • Foo Data Center

7.1 contributorType

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The type of contributor of the resource.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If Contributor is used, then contributorType is mandatory.

Controlled List Values:

ContactPerson
Person with knowledge of how to access, troubleshoot, or otherwise field issues related to the resource. May also be “Point of Contact” in organisation that controls access to the resource, if that organisation is different from Publisher, Distributor, Data Manager.

DataCollector
Person/institution responsible for finding, gathering/collecting data under the guidelines of the author(s) or Principal Investigator (PI). May also use when crediting survey conductors, interviewers, event or condition observers, person responsible for monitoring key instrument data.

DataCurator
Person tasked with reviewing, enhancing, cleaning, or standardizing metadata and the associated data submitted for storage, use, and maintenance within a data centre or repository. While the “DataManager” is concerned with digital maintenance, the DataCurator’s role encompasses quality assurance focused on content and metadata. This includes checking whether the submitted dataset is complete, with all files and components as described by submitter, whether the metadata is standardized to appropriate systems and schema, whether specialized metadata is needed to add value and ensure access across disciplines, and determining how the metadata might map to search engines, database products, and automated feeds.

DataManager
Person (or organisation with a staff of data managers, such as a data centre) responsible for maintaining the finished resource. The work done by this person or organisation ensures that the resource is periodically “refreshed” in terms of software/hardware support, is kept available or is protected from unauthorized access, is stored in accordance with industry standards, and is handled in accordance with the records management requirements applicable to it.

Distributor
Institution tasked with responsibility to generate/disseminate copies of the resource in either electronic or print form. Works stored in more than one archive/repository may credit each as a distributor.

Editor
A person who oversees the details related to the publication format of the resource. Note: if the Editor is to be credited in place of multiple creators, the Editor’s name may be supplied as Creator, with “(Ed.)” appended to the name.

HostingInstitution
Typically, the organisation allowing the resource to be available on the internet through the provision of its hardware/software/operating support. May also be used for an organisation that stores the data offline. Often a data centre (if that data centre is not the “publisher” of the resource.)

Producer
Typically a person or organisation responsible for the artistry and form of a media product. In the data industry, this may be a company “producing” DVDs that package data for future dissemination by a distributor.

ProjectLeader
Person officially designated as head of project team or sub- project team instrumental in the work necessary to development of the resource. The Project Leader is not “removed” from the work that resulted in the resource; he or she remains intimately involved throughout the life of the particular project team.

ProjectManager
Person officially designated as manager of a project. Project may consist of one or many project teams and sub-teams. The manager of a project normally has more administrative responsibility than actual work involvement.

ProjectMember
Person on the membership list of a designated project/project team. This vocabulary may or may not indicate the quality, quantity, or substance of the person’s involvement.

RegistrationAgency
Institution/organisation officially appointed by a Registration Authority to handle specific tasks within a defined area of responsibility. DataCite is a Registration Agency for the International DOI Foundation (IDF). One of DataCite’s tasks is to assign DOI prefixes to the allocating agents who then assign the full, specific character string to data clients, provide metadata back to the DataCite registry, etc.

RegistrationAuthority
A standards-setting body from which Registration Agencies obtain official recognition and guidance. The IDF serves as the Registration Authority for the International Standards Organisation (ISO) in the area/domain of Digital Object Identifiers.

RelatedPerson
A person without a specifically defined role in the development of the resource, but who is someone the author wishes to recognize. This person could be an author’s intellectual mentor, a person providing intellectual leadership in the discipline or subject domain, etc.

Researcher
A person involved in analyzing data or the results of an experiment or formal study. May indicate an intern or assistant to one of the authors who helped with research but who was not so “key” as to be listed as an author. Should be a person, not an institution. Note that a person involved in the gathering of data would fall under the contributorType “DataCollector.” The researcher may find additional data online and correlate it to the data collected for the experiment or study, for example.

ResearchGroup
Typically refers to a group of individuals with a lab, department, or division; the group has a particular, defined focus of activity. May operate at a narrower level of scope; may or may not hold less administrative responsibility than a project team.

RightsHolder
Person or institution owning or managing property rights, including intellectual property rights over the resource.

Sponsor
Person or organisation that issued a contract or under the auspices of which a work has been written, printed, published, developed, etc. Includes organisations that provide in-kind support, through donation, provision of people or a facility or instrumentation necessary for the development of the resource, etc.

Supervisor
Designated administrator over one or more groups/teams working to produce a resource or over one or more steps of a development process.

WorkPackageLeader
A Work Package is a recognized data product, not all of which is included in publication. The package, instead, may include notes, discarded documents, etc. The Work Package Leader is responsible for ensuring the comprehensive contents, versioning, and availability of the Work Package during the development of the resource.

Other
Any person or institution making a significant contribution to the development and/or maintenance of the resource, but whose contribution does not “fit” other controlled vocabulary for contributorType. Could be a photographer, artist, or writer whose contribution helped to publicize the resource (as opposed to creating it), a reviewer of the resource, someone providing administrative services to the author (such as depositing updates into an online repository, analysing usage, etc.), or one of many other roles.

7.2 contributorName

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The full name of the contributor.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If Contributor is used, then
contributorName is mandatory.
Examples:

  • Patel, Emily
  • ABC Foundation
    The personal name format may be: family, given. Non- roman names should be transliterated according to the ALA-LC schemas.

7.2.1 nameType

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The type of name
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:

Controlled List Values:

  • Organizational
  • Personal (default)

7.3 givenName

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The personal or first name of the contributor.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Examples based on the 7.2 names:

  • Emily

7.4 familyName

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The surname or last name of the contributor.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Example based on the 7.2 names:

  • Patel

7.5 nameIdentifier

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Uniquely identifies an individual or legal entity, according to various schemes.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: The format is dependent upon scheme.

7.5.1 nameIdentifierScheme

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The name of the name identifier
scheme.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If nameIdentifier is used,
nameIdentifierScheme is mandatory.
Examples:

7.5.2 schemeURI

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The URI of the name identifier scheme.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Examples:

7.6 affiliation

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: The organizational or institutional affiliation of the contributor.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.

8 Date

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Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Different dates relevant to the work.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:

  • YYYY
  • YYYY-MM-DD
  • YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD
  • or any other format or level of granularity described in W3CDTF. Use the RKMS-ISO8601 standard for depicting date ranges.
    Example:
  • 2004-03-02/2005-06-02

8.1 dateType

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The type of date.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If Date is used, dateType is
mandatory.

Controlled List Values:

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Created, Submitted

Accepted
The date that the publisher accepted the resource into their system.
To indicate the start of an embargo period, use Submitted or Accepted, as appropriate.

Available
The date the resource is made publicly available. May be a range.
To indicate the end of an embargo period, use Available.

Copyrighted
The specific, documented date at which the resource receives a copyrighted status, if applicable.

Collected
The date or date range in which the resource content was collected.
To indicate precise or particular timeframes in which research was conducted.

Created
The date the resource itself was put together; this could be a date range or a single date for a final component, e.g., the finalised file with all of the data.
Recommended for discovery.

Issued
The date that the resource is published or distributed e.g. to a data centre

Submitted
The date the creator submits the resource to the publisher. This could be different from Accepted if the publisher then applies a selection process. To indicate the start of an embargo period, use Submitted or Accepted, as appropriate.
Recommended for discovery.

Updated
The date of the last update to the resource, when the resource is being added to. May be a range.

Valid
The date or date range during which the dataset or resource is accurate.

Other

8.2 dateInformation

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: Specific information about the date, if appropriate.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text
May be used to provide more information about the publication, release or collection date details, for example.

9 Language

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The primary language of the resource.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Allowed values are taken from IETF BCP 47, ISO 639-1 language codes.
Examples:

  • en
  • de
  • fr

11 AlternateIdentifier

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: An identifier or identifiers other than the primary Identifier applied to the resource being registered. This may be any alphanumeric string which is unique within its domain of issue. May be used for local identifiers. AlternateIdentifier should be used for another identifier of the same instance (same location, same file).
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.
Example:

  • E-GEOD-34814

11.1 alternateIdentifierType

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The type of the AlternateIdentifier.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.
If AlternateIdentifier is used, alternateIdentifierType is mandatory. For the above example, the alternateIdentifierType would be “A local accession number”

12 RelatedIdentifier

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Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Identifiers of related resources.
These must be globally unique identifiers.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text. Use this property to indicate subsets of properties, as appropriate.

12.1 relatedIdentifierType

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The type of the RelatedIdentifier
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If RelatedIdentifier is used, relatedIdentifierType is mandatory.

Controlled List Values:

ARK
Archival Resource Key
URL designed to support long-term access to information objects. In general, ARK syntax is of the form (brackets indicate [optional] elements):
[http://NMA/] ark:/NAAN/Name [Qualifier]

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ARK" relationType="IsCitedBy">ark:/13030/tqb3kh97gh8w </relatedIdentifier>

arXiv
arXiv identifier
arXiv.org is a repository of preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType=”arXiv” relationType=”IsCitedBy”>arXiv:0706.0001 </relatedIdentifier>

bibcode
Astrophysics Data System bibliographic codes; a standardized 19 character identifier according to the syntax yyyyjjjjjvvvvmppppa. See description
Note: bibcodes can be resolved via http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/bibcode

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="bibcode" relationType="IsCitedBy"> 2014Wthr...69...72C </relatedIdentifier>

DOI
Digital Object Identifier; a character string used to uniquely identify an object. A DOI name is divided into two parts, a prefix and a suffix, separated by a slash.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType=”IsSupplementTo”> 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.037 </relatedIdentifier>

EAN13
European Article Number, now renamed International Article Number, but retaining the original acronym, is a 13-digit barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="EAN13” relationType=”Cites”>9783468111242 </relatedIdentifier>

EISSN
Electronic International Standard Serial Number; ISSN used to identify periodicals in electronic form (eISSN or e- ISSN).

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="eISSN” relationType=”Cites”>1562-6865 </relatedIdenfifier>

Handle
A handle is an abstract reference to a resource.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="Handle" relationType="References">10013/epic.10033 </relatedIdentifier>

IGSN
International Geo Sample Number; a 9-digit alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies samples from our natural environment and related sampling features.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="IGSN" relationType="References">IECUR0097 </relatedIdentifier>

ISBN
International Standard Book Number; a unique numeric book identifier. There are 2 formats: a 10-digit ISBN format and a 13-digit ISBN.

<relatedIdentifier><relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISBN" relationType="IsPartOf">978-3-905673-82-1 </relatedIdentifier>

ISSN
International Standard Serial Number; a unique 8-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISSN" relationType="IsPartOf">0077-5606 </relatedIdentifier>

ISTC
International Standard Text Code; a unique “number” assigned to a textual work. An ISTC consists of 16 numbers and/or letters.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISTC” relationType=”Cites”>0A9 2002 12B4A105 7 </relatedIdentifier>

LISSN
The linking ISSN or ISSN-L enables collocation or linking among different media versions of a continuing resource.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="LISSN” relationType=”Cites”>1188-1534</relatedIdentifier>

LSID
Life Science Identifiers; a unique identifier for data in the Life Science domain. Format: urn:lsid:authority:namespace:identifier:revision

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="LSID” relationType=”Cites”> urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:11815</relatedIdentifier>

PMID
PubMed identifier; a unique number assigned to each PubMed record.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PMID” relationType=”IsReferencedBy”>12082125</relatedId entifier>

PURL
Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. A PURL has three parts: (1) a protocol, (2) a resolver address, and (3) a name.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PURL” relationType=”Cites”> http://purl.oclc.org/foo/bar</relatedIdentifier>

UPC
Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology used for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="UPC” relationType=”Cites”> 123456789999</relatedIdentifier>

URL
Uniform Resource Locator, also known as web address, is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. The syntax is: schema://domain:port/path?query_string#fragment_id

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL” relationType=”IsCitedBy”>http://www.heatflow.und.edu/i ndex2.html</relatedIdentifier>

URN
Uniform Resource Name; is a unique and persistent identifier of an electronic document. The syntax is: urn:: The leading urn: sequence is case-insensitive, is the namespace identifier, is the namespace-specific string.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType=”IsSupplementTo”>urn:nbn:de:101:1- 201102033592</relatedIdentifier>

12.2 relationType

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Description of the relationship of
the resource being registered (A) and the related resource (B).
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If RelatedIdentifier is used,
relationType is mandatory.

Controlled List Values:

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IsCitedBy, Cites, IsSupplementTo, IsSupplementedBy, IsPartOf, HasPart

IsCitedBy
Indicates that B includes A in a citation
Recommended for discovery.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI"relationType="IsCited By">10.4232/10.ASEAS-5.2-1 </relatedIdentifier>

Cites
Indicates that A includes B in a citation
Recommended for discovery.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISBN” relationType="Cites“>0761964312 </relatedIdentifier>

IsSupplementTo
Indicates that A is a supplement to B
Recommended for discovery.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsSupplementTo">urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar- 13172 </relatedIdentifier>

IsSupplementedBy
Indicates that B is a supplement to A
Recommended for discovery.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PMID" relationType="IsSupplementedBy">16911322/ </relatedIdentifier>

IsContinuedBy
Indicates A is continued by the work B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsContinuedBy">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus- 4967 </relatedIdentifier>

Continues
Indicates A is a continuation of the work B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="Continues">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-4966 </relatedIdentifier>

IsDescribedBy
Indicates A is described by B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsDescribedBy">10.1038/sdata.2016.123</relatedIdentifier>

Describes
Indicates A describes B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Describes">10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3288407</relatedIdentifier>

HasMetadata
Indicates resource A has additional metadata B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="HasMetadata" relatedMetadataSchema="DDI-L" schemeURI="http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI- Lifecycle/3.1/XMLSchema/instance.xsd">10.1234/567890</relatedIdentifier>

IsMetadataFor
Indicates additional metadata A for a resource B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsMetadataFor “relatedMetadataSchema="DDI-L" schemeURI="http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI- Lifecycle/3.1/XMLSchema/instance.xsd">10.1234/567891</relatedIdentifier>

HasVersion
Indicates A has a version (B)
The registered resource such as a software package or code repository has a versioned instance (indicates A has the instance B) e.g. it may be used to relate an un-versioned code repository to one of its specific software versions. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="HasVersion">10.5281/ZENODO.832053 </relatedIdentifier>

IsVersionOf
Indicates A is a version of B
The registered resource is an instance of a target resource (indicates that A is an instance of B) e.g. it may be used to relate a specific version of a software package to its software code repository. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsVersionOf">10.5281/ZENODO.832054 </relatedIdentifier>

IsNewVersionOf
Indicates A is a new edition of B, where the new edition has been modified or updated.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsNewVersionOf">10.5438/0005 </relatedIdentifier>

IsPreviousVersionOf
Indicates A is a previous edition of B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsPreviousVersionOf">10.5438/0007 </relatedIdentifier>

IsPartOf
Indicates A is a portion of B; may be used for elements of a series
Primarily this relation is applied to container-contained type relationships.
Note: May be used for individual software modules; note that code repository-to-version relationships should be modeled using IsVersionOf and HasVersion
Recommended for discovery. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsPartOf">10.5281/zenodo.754312 </relatedIdentifier>

HasPart
Indicates A includes the part B
Primarily this relation is applied to container-contained type relationships.
Note: May be used for individual software modules; note that code repository-to-version relationships should be modeled using IsVersionOf and HasVersion
Recommended for discovery.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="HasPart">https://zenodo.org/record/16564/files/dune-stuff-LSSC_15.zip</relatedIdentifier>

IsReferencedBy
Indicates A is used as a source of information by B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsReferencedBy">http://www.testpubl.de </relatedIdentifier>

References
Indicates B is used as a source of information for A 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="References">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus- 963</relatedIdentifier>

IsDocumentedBy
Indicates B is documentation about/explaining A; e.g. points to software documentation 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsDocumentedBy">http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/volltexte/2000/96/ </relatedIdentifier>

Documents
Indicates A is documentation about/B; e.g. points to software documentation 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Documents">10.1234/7836 </relatedIdentifier>

IsCompiledBy
Indicates B is used to compile or create A 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="isCompiledBy">http://d- nb.info/gnd/4513749-3 </relatedIdentifier>

Compiles
Indicates B is the result of a compile or creation event using A 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="Compiles">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-963 </relatedIdentifier>

IsVariantFormOf
Indicates A is a variant or different form of B.
Use for a different form of one thing.
May be used for different software operating systems or compiler formats, for example. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsVariantFormOf">10.1234/8675 </relatedIdentifier>

IsOriginalFormOf
Indicates A is the original form of B.
May be used for different software operating systems or compiler formats, for example. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsOriginalFormOf">10.1234/9035 </relatedIdentifier>

IsIdenticalTo
Indicates that A is identical to B, for use when there is a need to register two separate instances of the same resource.
IsIdenticalTo should be used for a resource that is the same as the registered resource but is saved in another location, maybe another institution. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsIdenticalTo">http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ar k:/13030/c8r78fzq </relatedIdentifier>

IsReviewedBy
Indicates that A is reviewed by B 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsReviewedBy">10.5256/F1000RESEARCH.4288.R4745 </relatedIdentifier>

Reviews
Indicates that A is a review of B

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Reviews">10.12688/f1000research.4001.1</relatedIdentifier>

IsDerivedFrom
Indicates B is a source upon which A is based.
IsDerivedFrom should be used for a resource that is a derivative of an original resource.
In this example, the dataset is derived from a larger dataset and data values have been manipulated from their original state. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsDerivedFrom">10.6078/M7DZ067C </relatedIdentifier>

IsSourceOf
Indicates A is a source upon which B is based.
IsSourceOf is the original resource from which a derivative resource was created.
In this example, this is the original dataset without value manipulation, and the source of the derived dataset.

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsSourceOf"> http://opencontext.org/projects/81204AF8-127C-4686-E9B0- 1202C3A47959 </relatedIdentifier>

IsRequiredBy
Indicates A is required by B.
Note: May be used to indicate software dependencies. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsRequiredBy">10.1234/8675 </relatedIdentifier>

Requires
Indicates A requires B.
Note: May be used to indicate software dependencies. 

<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Requires">10.1234/8675 </relatedIdentifier>

12.3 relatedMetadataScheme

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The name of the scheme.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Use only with this relation pair: (HasMetadata/ IsMetadataFor)
See relationType for example.

12.4 schemeURI

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The URI of the relatedMetadataScheme.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Use only with this relation pair: (HasMetadata/ IsMetadataFor)
See relationType for example.

12.5 schemeType

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The type of the relatedMetadataScheme, linked with the schemeURI.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Use only with this relation pair: (HasMetadata/ IsMetadataFor)
Examples:

  • XSD
  • DDT
  • Turtle

13 Size

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Size (e.g. bytes, pages, inches, etc.) or duration (extent), e.g. hours, minutes, days, etc., of a resource.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.
Examples:

  • "15 pages"
  • "6 MB"
  • “45 minutes”

14 Format

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Technical format of the resource.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.
Use file extension or MIME type where possible, e.g., PDF, XML, MPG or application/pdf, text/xml, video/mpeg.

15 Version

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The version number of the resource.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:

16 Rights

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Any rights information for this resource. The property may be repeated to record complex rights characteristics.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text.

  • Provide a rights management statement for the resource or reference a service providing such information. Include embargo information if applicable.
  • Use the complete title of a license and include version information if applicable.
  • May be used for software licenses.
    Examples:
  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany License
  • Apache License, Version 2.0

16.1 rightsURI

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The URI of the license.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Example:

17 Description

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Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: All additional information that does not fit in any of the other categories. May be used for technical information.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text. It is a best practice to supply a description.

17.1 descriptionType

Occurrence: 1
Definition: The type of the Description.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If Description is used, descriptionType is mandatory.

Controlled List Values:

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Abstract, Methods

Abstract
A brief description of the resource and the context in which the resource was created.
Recommended for discovery.
Use <br> to indicate a line break for improved rendering of multiple paragraphs, but otherwise no html markup.
Example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.1594/PANGAEA.771774

Methods
The methodology employed for the study or research.
Recommended for discovery.
Example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.6078/D1K01X

SeriesInformation
Information about a repeating series, such as volume, issue, number.
For use with grey literature. If providing an ISSN, use property 12 (RelatedIdentifier), relatedIdentifierType=ISSN. For dataset series, use property 12 (RelatedIdentifier) and describe the relationships with isPartOf or HasPart.
Example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.4229/23RDEUPVSEC2008-5CO.8.3

TableOfContents
A listing of the Table of Contents.
Use <br> to indicate a line break for improved rendering of multiple paragraphs, but otherwise no html markup.
Example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.5678/LCRS/FOR816.CIT.1031

TechnicalInfo
Detailed information that may be associated with design, implementation, operation, use, and/or maintenance of a process or system.
For software description, this may include the contents of a readme.txt, and necessary environmental information (hardware, operational software, applications/programs with version information, a human-readable synopsis of software purpose) that cannot be described using other properties (e.g. Language (software)). For other uses, this can include specific and detailed information as necessary and appropriate.

Other
Other description information that does not fit into an existing category.
Use for any other description type.

18 GeoLocation

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Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Spatial region or named place where the data was gathered or about which the data is focused.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Repeat this property to indicate several different locations.

18.1 geoLocationPoint

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: A point location in space.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: A point contains a single longitude-latitude pair.
Use WGS 84 (World Geodetic System) coordinates. Use only decimal numbers for coordinates. Longitudes are - 180 to 180 (0 is Greenwich, negative numbers are west, positive numbers are east), Latitudes are -90 to 90 (0 is the equator; negative numbers are south, positive numbers north).
Example: -67.302

18.1.1 pointLongitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Longitudinal dimension of point.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geolocationPoint is used, pointLongitude is mandatory. Longitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive east).
Domain: -180 <= pointLongitude <= 180

18.1.2 pointLatitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Latitudinal dimension of point.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geolocationPoint is used, pointLatitude is mandatory. Latitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive north)
Example: 31.233
Domain: -90<= pointLatitude <= 90

18.2 geoLocationBox

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The spatial limits of a box.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: A box is defined by two geographic points. Left low corner and right upper corner. Each point is defined by its longitude and latitude. A polygon that crosses the anti-meridian (i.e. the 180th meridian) can be represented by cutting it into two polygons such that neither crosses the anti-meridian.

18.2.1 westBoundLongitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Western longitudinal dimension of box.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geolocationBox is used westBoundLongitude is mandatory. Longitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive east).
Domain: -180.00 ≤ westBoundLongitude ≤ 180.00

18.2.2 eastBoundLongitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Eastern longitudinal dimension of box.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geolocationBox is used eastBoundLongitude is mandatory. Longitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive east)
Domain: -180.00 ≤ eastBoundLongitude ≤ 180.00

18.2.3 southBoundLatitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Southern latitudinal dimension of box.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geolocationBox is used southBoundLatitude is mandatory. Latitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive north).
Domain: -90.00 ≤ southBoundingLatitude ≤ 90.00

18.2.4 northBoundLatitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Northern latitudinal dimension of box.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geolocationBox is used northBoundLatitude is mandatory. Latitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive north).
Domain: -90.00 ≤ northBoundingLatitude ≤ 90.00

18.3 geoLocationPlace

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: Description of a geographic location
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: Free text. Use to describe a geographic location.

18.4 geoLocationPolygon

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: A drawn polygon area, defined by a set of points and lines connecting the points in a closed chain.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: A polygon is delimited by geographic points. Each point is defined by a longitudelatitude pair. The last point should be the same as the first point.

18.4.1 polygonPoint

Occurrence: 4-n
Definition: A point location in a polygon.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If geoLocationPolygon is used, polygonPoint must be used as well. There must be at least 4 non-aligned points to make a closed curve, with the last point described the same as the first point.

18.4.1.1 pointLongitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Longitudinal dimension of point.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If polygonPoint is used pointLongitude is mandatory. Longitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive east).
Domain: -180 <= pointLongitude <= 180

18.4.1.2 pointLatitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Latitudinal dimension of point.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If polygonPoint is used pointLatitude is mandatory. Latitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive north).
Domain: -90 <= pointLatitude <= 90

18.4.2 inPolygonPoint

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: For any bound area that is larger than half the earth, define a (random) point inside.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: inPolygonPoint is only necessary to indicate the "inside" of the polygon if the polygon is larger than half the earth. Otherwise the smallest of the two areas bounded by the polygon will be used.

18.4.2.1 pointLongitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Longitudinal dimension of point.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If inPolygonPoint is used pointLongitude is mandatory. Longitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive east).

18.4.2.2 pointLatitude

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Latitudinal dimension of point.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: If inPolygonPoint is used, pointLatitude is mandatory. Latitude of the geographic point expressed in decimal degrees (positive north).

19 FundingReference

Occurrence: 0-n
Definition: Information about financial support (funding) for the resource being registered.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints: It is a best practice to supply funding information when financial support has been received.

19.1 funderName

Occurrence: 1
Definition: Name of the funding provider.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Example:

  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

19.2 funderIdentifier

Occurence: 0-1
Definition: Uniquely identifies a funding entity, according to various types.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Example:

19.2.1 funderIdentifierType

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The type of the funderIdentifier.
Allowed values, examples, other constraints:

Controlled List Values:

  • ISNI
  • GRID
  • Crossref Funder. The FundRef service is now called “Open Funder Registry” and Crossref Funder ID is the new name for a Fundref identifier.
  • Other

19.3 awardNumber

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The code assigned by the funder to a sponsored award (grant).
Allowed values, examples, other contraints:
Example:

  • GBMF3859.01

19.3.1 awardURI

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The URI leading to a page provided by the funder for more information about the award (grant).
Allowed values, examples, other contraints:
Example:

19.4 awardTitle

Occurrence: 0-1
Definition: The human readable title or name of the award (grant).
Allowed values, examples, other contraints:
Example:

  • Socioenvironmental Monitoring of the Amazon Basin and Xingu

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