DataCite Metadata Schema 4.7

Released 3 Mar 2026

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2026). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. Version 4.7. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.14454/qdd3-ps68

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2026). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. Version 4.7. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/0.14454/28a4-kd32

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Changes

See Version 4.7 Update for full details.

  • Addition of new resourceTypeGeneral values: Poster and Presentation
  • Addition of new relatedIdentifierType values: RAiD and SWHID
  • Addition of new relationType value: Other
  • Addition of new relationTypeInformation sub-property of RelatedIdentifier and RelatedItem

Examples

Demonstration Examples

  • Full DataCite metadata example: XML, JSON
  • Example for Dataset resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Poster resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Presentation resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Audiovisual resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Award resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for Project resourceTypeGeneral: XML, JSON
  • Example for relationTypeInformation attribute with relationType “Other”: 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: