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Getting Started
Getting Started
Contact DataCite
Tips for Technical Support Requests
Testing Guide
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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
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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
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Code Examples in GitHub
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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?
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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