DataCite Metadata Schema 3.1

Released 16 Oct 2014

Deprecation: 1 Jan 2025

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2014). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 3.1. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0010

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2014). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 3.1. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0011

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Changes

Changes in this version include:

  • New affiliation attribute for Creator and Contributor
  • New relationType pairs IsReviewedBy/Reviews and IsDerivedFrom/IsSourceOf
  • New contributorType: DataCurator
  • New relatedIdentifier types: arXiv and bibcode

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