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DataCite XML

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    This list of fields is a draft. Discussions in the issue tracker

When a DOI is registred via DataCite metadata is provided.
This metadata is harvestable via DataCites OAI-PMH endpoint.

Metadata fields

(M): Mandatory, (R): Recommended, (O): Optional

Identifier (M)

The unique identifier for this version of the resource.

identifier example
<identifier identifierType="DOI">10.123/245.67</identifier>
Specification | OpenAIRE


Creator (M)

The person(-s) and/or organization(-s) involved in creating the resource, in priority order (occurrences: 1-n).

creator example
<creators>
  <creator>
    <creatorName nameType="Personal">Kirchner, Nina</creatorName>
    <givenName>Nina</givenName>
    <familyName>Kirchner</familyName>
    <nameIdentifier schemeURI="https://orcid.org" nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID">0000-0002-6371-5527</nameIdentifier>
    <affiliation affiliationIdentifier="https://ror.org/05f0yaq80" affiliationIdentifierScheme="ROR" schemeURI="https://ror.org">Stockholm University</affiliation>
    <affiliation affiliationIdentifier="https://ror.org/058zxsr17" affiliationIdentifierScheme="ROR" schemeURI="https://ror.org">Bolin Centre for Climate Research</affiliation>            
  </creator>
  <creator>
    <creatorName nameType="Personal">Jansen, Joachim</creatorName>
    <givenName>Joachim</givenName>
    <familyName>Jansen</familyName>
    <nameIdentifier schemeURI="https://orcid.org" nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID">0000-0001-5965-7662</nameIdentifier>
    <affiliation affiliationIdentifier="https://ror.org/05f0yaq80" affiliationIdentifierScheme="ROR" schemeURI="https://ror.org">Stockholm University</affiliation>  
  </creator>
  <creator>
    <creatorName xml:lang="en" nameType="Organizational">Bolin Centre for Climate Research</creatorName>
    <nameIdentifier schemeURI="https://ror.org/" nameIdentifierScheme="ROR">https://ror.org/058zxsr17</nameIdentifier>
  </creator>
</creators>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Title (M)

A name or title by which a resource is known (occurrences: 1-n).

title example
<titles>
  <title xml:lang="en">Example title</title>
</titles>
Specification | OpenAIRE


Publisher (M)

The name of the entity that holds, archives, publishes prints, distributes, releases, issues, or produces the resource. This property will be used to formulate the citation, so consider the prominence of the role (occurrences: 1).

publisher example
<publisher xml:lang="en" publisherIdentifier="https://ror.org/058zxsr17" publisherIdentifierScheme="ROR" schemeURI="https://ror.org/">Bolin Centre for Climate Research</publisher>
Specification | OpenAIRE


PublicationYear (M)

The year when the resource was or will be made publicly available. (occurrences: 1)

publicationYear example
<publicationYear>2024</publicationYear>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Subject (M)

Subject, keyword, classification code, or key phrase describing the resource (occurrences: 0-n).

subject example
<subjects>
  <subject xml:lang="en" subjectScheme="Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)" schemeURI="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html" valueURI="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083064.html">Medicine</subject>
  <subject subjectScheme="CESSDA Topic Classification" valueURI="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TopicClassification?code=ScienceAndTechnology" classificationCode="ScienceAndTechnology" xml:lang="en">SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY</subject>
  <subject subjectScheme="MeSH" valueURI="http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007091" classificationCode="D007091" xml:lang="en">Image Processing, Computer-Assisted</subject>
  <subject subjectScheme="Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011" classificationCode="302" xml:lang="en">Clinical Medicine</subject>
</subjects>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Contributor (O)

The institution or person responsible for collecting, managing, distributing, or otherwise contributing to the development of the resource. To supply multiple contributors, repeat this property. (occurrence: 0-n)

contributor example
<contributors>
  <contributor contributorType="Other">
    <contributorName nameType="Personal">Kirchner, Nina</creatorName>
    <givenName>Nina</givenName>
    <familyName>Kirchner</familyName>
    <nameIdentifier schemeURI="https://orcid.org" nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID">0000-0002-6371-5527</nameIdentifier>
    <affiliation affiliationIdentifier="https://ror.org/05f0yaq80" affiliationIdentifierScheme="ROR" schemeURI="https://ror.org">Stockholm University</affiliation>          
  </contributor>
</contributors>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Date (M)

Different dates relevant to the work (occurrences: 0-n).

date example
<dates>
  <date dateType="Issued">2024-01-05</date>
</dates>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Language (R)

The primary language of the resource (occurrences: 0-1).
ISO 639-1 language codes. Examples: en, sv, de.

language example
<language>en</language>

Specification | OpenAIRE


ResourceType (M)

A description of the resource (occurrences: 0-1).

resourceType example
<resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Dataset">Dataset</resourceType>

Specification | OpenAIRE


AlternateIdentifier (O)

An identifier or identifiers other than the primary Identifier applied to the resource being registered (occurrences: 0-n).

alternateIdentifier example
<alternateIdentifiers>
  <alternateIdentifier alternateIdentifierType="ISBN">937-0-1234-56789-X</alternateIdentifier>
</alternateIdentifiers>

Specification | OpenAIRE


RelatedIdentifier (O)

Identifiers of related resources. These must be globally unique identifiers (occurrences: 0-n).

relatedIdentifier example
<relatedIdentifiers>
  <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsCitedBy" resourceTypeGeneral="JournalArticle">10.21384/bar</relatedIdentifier>
  <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsNewVersionOf" resourceTypeGeneral="Dataset">10.21384/123.456</relatedIdentifier>
</relatedIdentifiers>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Format (O)

Technical format of the resource. (occurrences: 0-n).

format example
<formats>
  <format>text/csv</format>
</formats>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Version (O)

The version number of the resource (occurrences: 0-1).

version example
<version>2</version>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Rights (R)

Any rights information for this resource (occurrences: 0-n).
Its recomended to describe the access level by using info:eu-repo-Access-Terms vocabulary.

rights example
<rightsList>
  <rights rightsURI=”info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess” />
  <rights rightsURI=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/”>
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
  </rights>
</rightsList>

Specification | OpenAIRE


Description (M)

A brief summary of the resource. May also be used for technical information. (occurrences: 0-n).

description example
<descriptions>
  <description xml:lang="en" descriptionType="Abstract">
    Example description.
  </description>
  <description xml:lang="sv" descriptionType="Abstract">
    Exempelbeskrivning.
  </description>
  <description xml:lang="en" descriptionType="Other">
    This is a note or some extra description.
  </description>
</descriptions>

Specification | OpenAIRE


GeoLocation (O)

Spatial region or named place where the data contained in the resource was gathered or about which the data is focused (occurrences: 0-n).

GeoLocation example
<geoLocations>
  <geoLocation>
    <geoLocationPoint>31.233 -67.302</geoLocationPoint>
    <geoLocationBox>41.090 -71.032 42.893 -68.211</geoLocationBox>
    <geoLocationPlace>Atlantic Ocean</geoLocationPlace>
  </geoLocation>
</geoLocations>

Specification | OpenAIRE


FundingReference (O)

Information about financial support (funding) for the resource being registered (occurrence: 0-n).

fundingReference example
<fundingReferences>
  <fundingReference>
    <funderName>Formas</funderName>
    <funderIdentifier funderIdentifierType="ROR">https://ror.org/03pjs1y45</funderIdentifier>
    <awardNumber awardURI="https://www.vr.se/swecris#/project/2021-02916_Formas">2021-02916</awardNumber>
    <awardTitle xml:lang="sv">Glaciärer, klimat och snabba förändringarna i det svenska Arktis - ett kommunikationsprojekt genom erfarenhetsbaserat lärande vid Tarfala forskningsstation</awardTitle>
  </fundingReference>
</fundingReferences>

Specification


References