DataCite Metadata Schema 4.5

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2024). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. Version 4.5. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/g8e5-6293

Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2024). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. Version 4.5. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/znvd-6q68

Changes

See Version 4.5 Update for full details.

• Addition of new values to the resourceTypeGeneral property:
• Instrument
• StudyRegistration
• Addition of new relationType pair: IsCollectedBy and Collects
• Addition of new sub-properties in the Publisher property:
  • publisherIdentifier
  • publisherIdentifierScheme
  • schemeURI
• Documentation changes:
• Changes and additions to definitions support of instruments, and addition of a new mapping
• Change to the definition of PhysicalObject in support of samples
• Changes and additions to the sub-property definitions of RelatedItem
• Other changes and corrections: see Version 4.5 Update

Examples

Demonstration Examples

• Full DataCite metadata example: XML, JSON
• Example for Dataset resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
• Example for Instrument resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
• Example showing multilingual metadata: XML, JSON
• Examples with RelatedItem:
• Journal article in a journal (with an ISSN): XML, JSON
• Digitized book chapter in a book (with no identifier): XML, JSON
• Digitized book chapter in a book (with an ISBN): XML, JSON

Live Examples (real DOIs - metadata may change)

• Example for Software resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
• Example with GeoLocation: XML, JSON
• Example with (GeoLocation) Polygon: XML, JSON
• Example with HasMetadata as related resource: XML, JSON
• Example with IsIdenticalTo as related resource: XML, JSON
• Example with Contributor: XML, JSON
• Example for Workflow resourceTypeGeneral : XML, JSON
• Example with FundingReference: XML, JSON