DataCite Metadata Schema 4.3

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2019). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 4.3. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/7xq3-zf69

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2019). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 4.3. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/f2wp-s162

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Changes

• Addition of optional “affiliationIdentifier”, “affiliationIdentifierScheme”, and “schemeURI” for affiliation
• Addition of optional “schemeURI” for funderIdentifier
• Addition of “ROR” to allowed values for funderIdentifierType

Examples

• Full DataCite XML example
• Example for affiliation
• Example for software
• Example for a data paper
• Example for a simple dataset
• Example with complicated values
• Example with DataCollector as Contributor and a geoLocation box
• Example with GeoLocation
• Example with Polygon
• 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