DataCite Metadata Schema 3.0

Deprecated

Released 24 Jul 2013

DataCite Metadata Schema 3 (3.0 and 3.1) was deprecated in January 2025.

Please see the support documentation for more information.

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2013). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 3.0. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0008

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2013). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 3.0. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0009

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Examples

Example for a simple dataset
Example with complicated values
Example with DataCollector as Contributor and a geoLocation box
Example with GeoLocation
Example with HasMetadata as related resource
Example with ResearchGroup as Contributor and Methods as Description
Example with Collection as ResourceType
Example with Video as ResourceType
Example for a workflow ResourceType