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Getting Started

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

DataCite REST API

  • Introduction to the DataCite REST API
  • 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 DOIs with the REST API
  • DataCite XML to JSON Mapping
  • Tracking metadata provenance
  • REST API Reference

DataCite Fabrica

  • Introduction to DataCite Fabrica
  • Access DataCite Fabrica
  • Reset Account Password
  • Direct Members
    • Member Dashboard
    • Update Member Settings
    • Add Contacts in Fabrica (Member)
    • Create a Repository
    • Repository Settings
    • Delete a Repository
    • Transfer DOIs Between Repositories
  • Repositories
    • Repository Dashboard
    • 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
  • Consortia
    • Consortium Leads
      • Consortium Lead Dashboard
      • Update Consortium Lead Settings
      • Add Contacts in Fabrica (Consortium Lead)
      • Create a Consortium Organization
      • Delete a Consortium Organization
      • Repository Transfer
      • Best Practice if a Consortium Organization Leaves
    • Consortium Organizations
      • Consortium Organization Dashboard
      • Update Consortium Organization Settings
      • Add Contacts in Fabrica (Consortium Organization)
      • Create a Repository
      • Repository Settings
      • Delete a Repository
      • Transfer DOIs Between Repositories
    • Consortium Organization FAQ
  • Export DOI Metadata
  • Link Checker

DataCite Commons

  • Introduction to DataCite Commons
  • Works in DataCite Commons
    • Projects in DataCite Commons
  • People in DataCite Commons
    • Accessibility Achievements
  • Organizations in DataCite Commons
  • Repository Search in DataCite Commons
  • Advanced search queries in DataCite Commons
  • Add a DOI to Your ORCID Record

DataCite Metadata

  • DataCite Metadata Schema 4
    • Schema Documentation
    • Schema 4.5 Publisher Changes
  • Updating from Schema 3 to Schema 4
  • Making and Using Connection Metadata
    • Connecting to Works
    • Connecting to People
    • Connecting to Organizations
  • Investing in Metadata
  • Harvesting DataCite DOI Metadata

More DataCite APIs

  • DataCite MDS API Guide
    • MDS API Reference
  • DataCite GraphQL API Guide
  • DataCite OAI-PMH Guide
    • OAI-PMH Schema Documentation
  • DataCite Content Negotiation
  • DataCite Usage Reports API Guide
  • DataCite Event Data

Integrations

  • About Integrations
  • Best Practices for Integrators
  • DataCite Registered Service Providers
    • Best Practices for Registered Service Providers
  • Integrations from Registered Service Providers
  • Code Examples in GitHub

More DataCite Services

  • DataCite Service Status
  • DataCite Public Data File
  • DataCite Citation Formatter
  • DataCite Profiles
    • DataCite and ORCID
    • ORCID Auto-Update Troubleshooting Guide
  • DataCite Statistics
  • Data Citation Corpus

Usage and Citations

  • Views and Downloads
    • COUNTER Code of Practice
    • Processing Views and Downloads
    • Contributing Views and Downloads
    • Consuming Views and Downloads
    • DataCite Usage Tracker
  • 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
    • DOI States
    • DOI Persistence
  • DataCite DOI Display Guidelines
  • Best Practices for Tombstone Pages
  • Best Practices for DOI Landing Pages
    • Schema.org markup for repository landing pages
    • Landing pages and Google Dataset Search
  • Versioning
  • Prefixes
    • Prefixes in Fabrica
  • Local Contexts Notices and Labels
  • Registering DataCite DOIs for Awards

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
  • DataCite API Deprecation Guide

IGSN IDs, DMP IDs and RAiDs

  • IGSN IDs
    • Using IGSN IDs
      • IGSN ID Use Cases
      • Considerations When Setting Up an IGSN Repository and Registration Workflow
    • Registering IGSN IDs
      • Getting Started With 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
      • Harmonizing DataCite Schema Metadata and Disciplinary Sample Metadata
    • IGSN ID FAQ
  • DMP IDs
    • 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
  • RAiDs
    • RAiD FAQ

Knowledge Base

  • APIs
    • What are the API error codes?
    • How do I query the REST API to retrieve large numbers of records (>10000)?
    • 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 and publisher 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?
    • 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 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?
    • My request to create a DOI with MDS API was successful, but the DOIs aren’t resolving. What do I do?
    • What type of authentication does the REST API use?
    • What is the "identifiers" attribute in the REST API?
    • How do I set up a query with the DataCite API to search the metadata catalogue for affiliation information?
    • How can I use the DataCite API to search and retrieve the DOIs and metadata for my organization or a specific repository?
    • How can I make my DOI list query more efficient when using the REST API?
    • What can I do if I receive "read timeout reached" errors while paging through DataCite DOI metadata using the REST API?
    • How can I detect removed records, including retractions, with the REST API?
    • How can I harvest XML metadata with DataCite APIs?
  • 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 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 in Fabrica?
    • 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?
    • How can I export DOI metadata from Fabrica?
    • Why can't I create a Repository account?
    • What should I do if the publisher name I want to use does not appear in the drop-down list in the Fabrica form?
    • Can I create multiple Repository accounts for my organization?
  • 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?
    • How do I add ORCID IDs to the DataCite metadata?
    • 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?
    • Can I update the DataCite DOI metadata one the DOI is registered?
    • What organization identifier should I use for affiliations?
    • What is the recommended format for including nameIdentifiers in the DataCite metadata?
    • When should I use the standard value “:etal” when entering “Creator” metadata?
    • How can I see the distribution of DOI records by the Work Type (resourceTypeGeneral)?
    • Preprints, post-prints and author manuscripts
    • Can I register a DOI for an instrument?
    • Can I register DOIs for Awards?
  • General
    • Can I delete or change my DOI name?
    • What should I do if the resource that a DOI points to is retracted?
    • How do I update my contact information and receive DataCite Communications?
    • How do I search for a DOI in DataCite Commons?
    • Can a prefix be transferred from one DOI Registration Agency to another?
    • Which metric type or types are required for DataCite usage reports?
    • What is the best way to make a content negotiation request for a DOI from any Registration Agency?
    • How many creators/contributors are displayed in DataCite Commons?
    • Where can I search DOI metadata?
    • How can I make sure my repository is not duplicated in DataCite Commons?
    • How can I cite a page from the support site?
    • How can I make sure my organization’s logo appears on the DataCite website?
    • Can I use the same credentials to register a DOI with both the API and Fabrica?
    • How can I get a formatted citation for a DOI?
    • Where does the license information come from 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 Account?
    • What is the relationship between a Member and a Repository?
    • What is the relationship between Repository accounts and DOI prefixes?
    • How do I know what number to add in the estimated DOIs field?
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