DataCite Metadata Schema 4.6

Released 5 Dec 2024

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2024). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. Version 4.6. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/mzv1-5b55

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2024). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. Version 4.6. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/csba-e454

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Changes

See Version 4.6 Update for full details.

  • Addition of new resourceTypeGeneral values: Award and Project
  • Addition of new relatedIdentifierType values: CSTR and RRID
  • Addition of new relationType pair: IsTranslationOf and HasTranslation
  • Addition of new contributorType: Translator
  • Addition of new dateType: Coverage

Examples

Demonstration Examples

  • Full DataCite metadata example: XML, JSON
  • Example for Dataset resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Award resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Project resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Coverage dateType: XML, JSON
  • Example connecting a translation to the original work:
    • Example of a translation: XML, JSON
    • Example of the original (translated) work: XML, JSON
  • Example of a document containing two languages in parallel: 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
  • Example of a blog post published simultaneously in two languages: