DataCite Metadata Schema 4.0

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2016). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 4.0. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0012

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2016). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 4.0. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0013

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Changes

• Changing resourceTypeGeneral from optional to mandatory
• Addition of a new property: FundingReference, with subproperties funderName, funderIdentifier, awardNumber, awardURI and awardTitle. Deprecation of contributorType “funder”
• Addition of new optional subproperties for creatorName and contributorName: familyName and givenName
• Addition of a new relatedIdentifierType option “IGSN”
• Addition of a new subproperty for GeoLocation “geoLocationPolygon”, and changing the definition of the existing GeoLocation subproperties (geoLocationPoint and geoLocationBox)

Examples

• Full DataCite XML example
• 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 IsIdenticalTo 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
• Example with fundingReference