DataCite Linked Data 4.6 Distribution
type: Ontology
version info: 4.6
comment: Integrated distribution of the DataCite linked-data classes, properties, vocabulary schemes, and vocabulary terms for schema version 4.6.
source: datacite-4.6.json
license: LICENSE-2.0
created: 2026-03-02

RelatedItem
type: Class
comment: Information about a resource related to the one being registered.

Date
type: Class
comment: Different dates relevant to the work.

Description
type: Class
comment: All additional information that does not fit in any of the other categories. May be used for technical information or detailed information associated with a scientific instrument.

PublicationYear
type: Class
comment: The year when the data was or will be made publicly available. In the case of resources such as software or dynamic data where there may be multiple releases in one year, include the Date property and sub-properties (dateType/dateInformation) to provide more information about the publication or release date details.

Contributor
type: Class
comment: 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. For software, if there is an alternate entity that “holds, archives, publishes, prints, distributes, releases, issues, or produces” the code, use the contributorType “HostingInstitution” for the code repository. For instruments, if there is an institution responsible for the management of the instrument (for example, the legal owner, the operator, or an institute providing access to the instrument), use the contributorType “HostingInstitution” for the owner of the instrument.

Format
type: Class
comment: Technical format of the resource.

Subject
type: Class
comment: Subject, keyword, classification code, or key phrase describing the resource.

AlternateIdentifier
type: Class
comment: An identifier other than the primary Identifier applied to the resource being registered. This may be any alphanumeric string which is unique within its domain of issue. May be used for local identifiers, a serial number of an instrument or an inventory number. The AlternateIdentifier should be an additional identifier for the same instance of the resource (i.e., same location, same file).

RelatedIdentifier
type: Class
comment: Identifiers of related resources. These must be globally unique identifiers.

Creator
type: Class
comment: The main researchers involved in producing the data, or the authors of the publication, in priority order. For instruments this is the manufacturer or developer of the instrument. To supply multiple creators, repeat this property.

Resource
type: Class
comment: A resource that can be cited and identified...

Publisher
type: Class
comment: 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.

Identifier
type: Class
comment: The Identifier is a unique string that identifies a resource.

Size
type: Class
comment: Size (e.g., bytes, pages, inches, etc.) or duration (extent), e.g., hours, minutes, days, etc., of a resource.

Rights
type: Class
comment: Any rights information for this resource.

Version
type: Class
comment: The version number of the resource.

GeoLocation
type: Class
comment: Spatial region or named place where the data was gathered or about which the data is focused.

Title
type: Class
comment: A name or title by which a resource is known. May be the title of a dataset or the name of a piece of software or an instrument.

ResourceType
type: Class
comment: A description of the resource.

FundingReference
type: Class
comment: Information about financial support (funding) for the resource being registered.

Language
type: Class
comment: The primary language of the resource.

schemeType
type: Property
comment: The type of the relatedMetadataScheme, linked with the schemeURI.

numberType
type: Property
comment: Type of the related item’s number, e.g., report number or article number.

issue
type: Property
comment: Issue number or name of the related item.

pointLatitude
type: Property
comment: Latitudinal dimension of point.

westBoundLongitude
type: Property
comment: Western longitudinal dimension of box.

awardTitle
type: Property
comment: The human readable title or name of the award (grant).

descriptionType
type: Property
comment: The type of the Description.

geoLocationBox
type: Property
comment: The spatial limits of a box.

schemeURI
type: Property
comment: The URI of an identifier scheme.

funderIdentifier
type: Property
comment: Uniquely identifies a funding entity, according to various types.

geoLocationPolygon
type: Property
comment: A drawn polygon area, defined by a set of points and lines connecting the points in a closed chain.

nameIdentifierScheme
type: Property
comment: The name of the name identifier scheme.

format
type: Property
comment: Technical format of the resource.

contributorType
type: Property
comment: The type of contributor of the resource.

dateType
type: Property
comment: The type of date.

rightsIdentifier
type: Property
comment: A short standardized identifier for the licence.

publisherIdentifier
type: Property
comment: Uniquely identifies the publisher, according to various schemes.

nameType
type: Property
comment: The type of name.

pointLongitude
type: Property
comment: Longitudinal dimension of point.

geoLocationPlace
type: Property
comment: Description of a geographic location.

familyName
type: Property
comment: The surname or last name of the creator.

publisher
type: Property
comment: 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.

valueURI
type: Property
comment: The URI of the subject term.

edition
type: Property
comment: Edition or version of the related item.

dateInformation
type: Property
comment: Specific information about the date, if appropriate.

relatedItem
type: Property
comment: Information about a resource related to the one being registered.

givenName
type: Property
comment: The personal or first name of the creator.

nameIdentifier
type: Property
comment: Uniquely identifies an individual or legal entity, according to various schemes.

funderIdentifierType
type: Property
comment: The type of the funderIdentifier.

resourceType
type: Property
comment: A description of the resource.

date
type: Property
comment: Different dates relevant to the work.

publisherIdentifierScheme
type: Property
comment: The name of the publisher identifier scheme.

funderName
type: Property
comment: Name of the funding provider.

relatedIdentifierType
type: Property
comment: The type of the RelatedIdentifier.

titleType
type: Property
comment: The type of Title (other than the Main Title).

relatedItemIdentifier
type: Property
comment: The identifier for the related item.

geoLocation
type: Property
comment: Spatial region or named place where the data was gathered or about which the data is focused.

identifier
type: Property
comment: The Identifier is a unique string that identifies a resource.

resourceTypeGeneral
type: Property
comment: The general type of a resource.

version
type: Property
comment: The version number of the resource.

inPolygonPoint
type: Property
comment: A point location in a polygon.

number
type: Property
comment: Number of the resource within the related item, e.g., report number or article number.

relatedItemType
type: Property
comment: The general type of the related item.

subject
type: Property
comment: Subject, keyword, classification code, or key phrase describing the resource.

subjectScheme
type: Property
comment: The name of the subject scheme or classification code or authority if one is used.

relatedIdentifier
type: Property
comment: Identifiers of related resources. These must be globally unique identifiers.

creatorName
type: Property
comment: The full name of the creator.

alternateIdentifierType
type: Property
comment: The type of the AlternateIdentifier.

northBoundLatitude
type: Property
comment: Northern latitudinal dimension of box.

awardURI
type: Property
comment: The URI leading to a page provided by the funder for more information about the award (grant).

eastBoundLongitude
type: Property
comment: Eastern longitudinal dimension of box.

affiliationIdentifier
type: Property
comment: Uniquely identifies the organizational affiliation of the creator.

firstPage
type: Property
comment: First page of the resource within the related item, e.g., of the chapter, article, or conference paper in proceedings.

publicationYear
type: Property
comment: The year when the item was or will be made publicly available.

identifierType
type: Property
comment: The type of Identifier.

rights
type: Property
comment: Any rights information for this resource.

relationType
type: Property
comment: Description of the relationship of the resource being registered (A) and the related resource (B).

volume
type: Property
comment: Volume of the related item.

polygonPoint
type: Property
comment: A point location in a polygon.

description
type: Property
comment: All additional information that does not fit in any of the other categories. May be used for technical information or detailed information associated with a scientific instrument.

contributor
type: Property
comment: 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.

language
type: Property
comment: The primary language of the resource.

awardNumber
type: Property
comment: The code assigned by the funder to a sponsored award (grant).

fundingReference
type: Property
comment: Information about financial support (funding) for the resource being registered.

contributorName
type: Property
comment: The full name of the contributor.

geoLocationPoint
type: Property
comment: A point location in space.

creator
type: Property
comment: The main researchers involved in producing the data, or the authors of the publication, in priority order. For instruments this is the manufacturer or developer of the instrument. To supply multiple creators, repeat this property.

relatedMetadataScheme
type: Property
comment: The name of the scheme.

size
type: Property
comment: Size (e.g., bytes, pages, inches, etc.) or duration (extent), e.g., hours, minutes, days, etc., of a resource.

affiliation
type: Property
comment: The organizational or institutional affiliation of the creator.

rightsIdentifierScheme
type: Property
comment: The name of the scheme.

southBoundLatitude
type: Property
comment: Southern latitude of box .

title
type: Property
comment: A name or title by which a resource is known. May be the title of a dataset or the name of a piece of software or an instrument.

relatedItemIdentifierType
type: Property
comment: The type of the Identifier for the related item.

rightsURI
type: Property
comment: The URI of the license.

classificationCode
type: Property
comment: The classification code used for the subject term in the subject scheme.

affiliationIdentifierScheme
type: Property
comment: The name of the affiliation identifier scheme

lastPage
type: Property
comment: Last page of the resource within the related item, e.g., of the chapter, article, or conference paper in proceedings.

DataCite funderIdentifierType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
has top concept: ROR
has top concept: ISNI
has top concept: GRID
has top concept: Crossref Funder ID
created: 2026-03-02

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite funderIdentifierType
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite funderIdentifierType
definition: Another funder identifier type not covered by the named values.

ROR
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite funderIdentifierType
notation: ROR
in scheme: DataCite funderIdentifierType
definition: A funder identifier from the Research Organization Registry.

ISNI
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite funderIdentifierType
notation: ISNI
in scheme: DataCite funderIdentifierType
definition: A funder identifier from the International Standard Name Identifier system.

GRID
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite funderIdentifierType
notation: GRID
in scheme: DataCite funderIdentifierType
definition: A funder identifier from the Global Research Identifier Database.

Crossref Funder ID
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite funderIdentifierType
notation: Crossref Funder ID
in scheme: DataCite funderIdentifierType
definition: A funder identifier from the Crossref Funder Registry.

DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
has top concept: Workflow
has top concept: Text
has top concept: StudyRegistration
has top concept: Standard
has top concept: Sound
has top concept: Software
has top concept: Service
has top concept: Report
has top concept: Project
has top concept: Preprint
has top concept: PhysicalObject
has top concept: PeerReview
has top concept: OutputManagementPlan
has top concept: Model
has top concept: JournalArticle
has top concept: Journal
has top concept: InteractiveResource
has top concept: Instrument
has top concept: Image
has top concept: Event
created: 2026-02-20
has top concept: Audiovisual
has top concept: Award
has top concept: Book
has top concept: BookChapter
has top concept: Collection
has top concept: ComputationalNotebook
has top concept: ConferencePaper
has top concept: ConferenceProceeding
has top concept: DataPaper
has top concept: Dataset
has top concept: Dissertation

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: If selected, supply a value for ResourceType.

Workflow
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Computational workflows involving sequential operations made on data by wrapped software and may be specified in a format belonging to a workflow management system, such as Taverna (http://www.taverna.org.uk/).
notation: Workflow
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A structured series of steps which can be executed to produce a final outcome, allowing users a means to specify and enact their work in a more reproducible manner.

Text
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
notation: Text
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.5682/9786065914018
definition: A resource consisting primarily of words for reading that is not covered by any other textual resource type in this list.

StudyRegistration
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Includes pre-registrations, registered reports, and clinical trials. Study registrations are sometimes peer-reviewed and may include the hypothesis, expected results, study design, and/or analysis plan. <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="StudyRegistration">Pre-registration</resourceType>
notation: StudyRegistration
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A detailed, time-stamped description of a research plan, often openly shared in a registry or published in a journal before the study is conducted to lend accountability and transparency in the hypothesis generating and testing process.

Standard
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Standard">Dublin Core</resourceType>
notation: Standard
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: Something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model, example, or point of reference.

Sound
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Audio recording
notation: Sound
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.7282/T3J67F05
definition: A resource primarily intended to be heard.

Software
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Software supporting scholarly research
notation: Software
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.4225/03/5954F738EE5AA
definition: A computer program other than a computational notebook, in either source code (text) or compiled form. Use this type for general software components supporting scholarly research. Use the ComputationalNotebook value for virtual notebooks.

Service
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Data management service, or long-term preservation service
notation: Service
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.21938/3I01ISNUCODNH1ZJBCVUWA
definition: An organized system of apparatus, appliances, staff, etc., for supplying some function(s) required by end users.

Report
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Report">Annual Report</resourceType>
notation: Report
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose.

Project
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: This represents the project (research projects and studies). For project deliverables/descriptions, use the resource type for the output. <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Project">Field season</resourceType> <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Project">Cohort study</resourceType>
notation: Project
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A planned endeavor or activity, frequently collaborative, intended to achieve a particular aim using allocated resources such as budget, time, and expertise.

Preprint
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Preprint">Research Paper</resourceType>
notation: Preprint
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal.

PhysicalObject
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Artifacts, specimens, material samples, and features-of-interest of any size. Digital representations of physical objects should use one of the other resourceTypeGeneral values.
notation: PhysicalObject
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.7299/X78052RB
definition: A physical object or substance.

PeerReview
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.6084/m9.figshare.5742270 <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="PeerReview">Scientific Article</resourceType>
notation: PeerReview
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.

OutputManagementPlan
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Includes data, software, and materials. <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="OutputManagementPlan">Data Management Plan</resourceType>
notation: OutputManagementPlan
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A formal document that outlines how research outputs are to be handled both during a research project and after the project is completed.

Model
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Modelled descriptions of, for example, different aspects of languages or a molecular biology reaction chain
notation: Model
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.5285/4d866cd2-c907-4ce2-b070-084ca9779dc2
definition: An abstract, conceptual, graphical, mathematical or visualization model that represents empirical objects, phenomena, or physical processes.

JournalArticle
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="JournalArticle"></resourceType>
notation: JournalArticle
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A written composition on a topic of interest, which forms a separate part of a journal.

Journal
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Journal"></resourceType>
notation: Journal
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A scholarly publication consisting of articles that is published regularly throughout the year.

InteractiveResource
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Training modules, files that require use of a viewer (e.g., Flash), or query/response portals
notation: InteractiveResource
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.7269/p3tb14tr
definition: A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced.

Instrument
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: This is meant to be the instrument instance (the individual physical device), not the digital description or design of an instrument. <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Instrument">Reflectometer</resourceType>
notation: Instrument
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A device, tool or apparatus used to obtain, measure and/or analyze data.

Image
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Digitised or born digital images, drawings or photographs
notation: Image
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.6083/m4qn65c5
definition: A visual representation other than text.

Event
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Descriptive information and/or content that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event such as a webcast or convention
notation: Event
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.7269/p3rn35sz
definition: A non-persistent, time-based occurrence.

Audiovisual
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: May be used for films, video, etc.
notation: Audiovisual
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.17608/k6.auckland.4620790.v1
definition: A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. May or may not include sound.

Award
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Award">Grant</resourceType> <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Award">Facility use</resourceType>
notation: Award
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: An umbrella term for resources provided to individual(s) or organization(s) in support of research, academic output, or training, such as a specific instance of funding, grant, investment, sponsorship, scholarship, recognition, or non-monetary materials.

Book
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Book">Textbook</resourceType>
notation: Book
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover.

BookChapter
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
notation: BookChapter
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.17613/m6631d
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09313-8.p.0639
definition: One of the main divisions of a book.

Collection
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: A collection of samples, or various files making up a report
notation: Collection
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.1594/pangaea.877589
definition: An aggregation of resources, which may encompass collections of one resourceType as well as those of mixed types. A collection is described as a group; its parts may also be separately described.

ComputationalNotebook
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="ComputationalNotebook">Jupyter</resourceType>
notation: ComputationalNotebook
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A virtual notebook environment used for literate programming.

ConferencePaper
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="ConferencePaper">Experience Report</resourceType>
notation: ConferencePaper
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: Article that is written with the goal of being accepted to a conference.

ConferenceProceeding
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="ConferenceProceeding">Annual Convention</resourceType>
notation: ConferenceProceeding
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: Collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference.

DataPaper
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: A data paper describes data provenance and methodologies used in the gathering, processing, organizing, and representing the data
notation: DataPaper
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.17912/w2mw2d
definition: A factual and objective publication with a focused intent to identify and describe specific data, sets of data, or data collections to facilitate discoverability.

Dataset
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: Data file or files
notation: Dataset
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
example: https://api.datacite.org/dois/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.1594/pangaea.804876
definition: Data encoded in a defined structure.

Dissertation
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
scope note: <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Dissertation">PhD thesis</resourceType>
notation: Dissertation
in scheme: DataCite resourceTypeGeneral
definition: A written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

DataCite relatedIdentifierType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: w3id
has top concept: URN
has top concept: URL
has top concept: UPC
has top concept: RRID
has top concept: PURL
has top concept: PMID
has top concept: LSID
has top concept: LISSN
has top concept: ISTC
created: 2026-02-20
has top concept: ARK
has top concept: arXiv
has top concept: bibcode
has top concept: CSTR
has top concept: DOI
has top concept: EAN13
has top concept: EISSN
has top concept: Handle
has top concept: IGSN
has top concept: ISBN
has top concept: ISSN

w3id
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: w3id
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="w3id" relationType="IsCitedBy">https://w3id.org/games/spec/coil#Coil_Bomb_Die_Of_Age</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Mostly used to publish vocabularies and ontologies. The letters ‘w3’ stand for “World Wide Web”.
alternative label: Permanent identifier for Web applications

URN
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: URN
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsSupplementTo">urn:nbn:de:101:1-201102033592</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A unique and persistent identifier of an electronic document. The syntax is: urn:<NID>:<NSS>. The leading urn: sequence is case-insensitive, <NID> is the namespace identifier, <NSS> is the namespace-specific string.
alternative label: Uniform Resource Name

URL
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: URL
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsCitedBy">http://www.heatflow.und.edu/index2.html</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Also known as web address, a URL is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. The syntax is: scheme://domain:port/path?query_string#fragment_id.
alternative label: Uniform Resource Locator

UPC
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: UPC
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="UPC" relationType="Cites">123456789999</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A barcode symbology used for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits.
alternative label: Universal Product Code

RRID
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: RRID
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="RRID" relationType="Cites">RRID:SCR_014641</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A character string used to uniquely identify key inputs to an experiment including the so-called “key biological resources” as defined by the National Institutes of Health, and related tools such as core facilities and databases. An RRID name is divided into two parts, the authority and a local identifier, separated by an underscore.
alternative label: Research Resource IDentifier

PURL
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: PURL
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PURL" relationType="Cites">http://purl.oclc.org/foo/bar</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A PURL has three parts: (1) a protocol, (2) a resolver address, and (3) a name.
alternative label: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator

PMID
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: PMID
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PMID" relationType="IsReferencedBy">12082125</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A unique number assigned to each PubMed record.
alternative label: PubMed identifier

LSID
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: LSID
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="LSID" relationType="Cites">urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:11815</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A unique identifier for data in the Life Science domain. Format: urn:lsid:authority:namespace:identifier:revision.
alternative label: Life Science Identifiers

LISSN
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: LISSN
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="LISSN" relationType="Cites">1188-1534</relatedIdentifier>
definition: The linking ISSN or ISSN-L enables collocation or linking among different media versions of a continuing resource.
alternative label: Linking ISSN

ISTC
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: ISTC
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISTC" relationType="Cites">0A9 2002 12B4A105 7</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A unique “number” assigned to a textual work. An ISTC consists of 16 numbers and/or letters.
alternative label: International Standard Text Code

ARK
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: ARK
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ARK" relationType="IsCitedBy">ark:/13030/tqb3kh97gh8w</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A URI designed to support long-term access to information objects. In general, ARK syntax is of the form (brackets, []. indicate optional elements): [http://NMA/]ark:/NAAN/Name [Qualifier].
alternative label: Archival Resource Key

arXiv
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: arXiv
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="arXiv" relationType="IsCitedBy">arXiv:0706.0001</relatedIdentifier>
definition: arXiv.org is a repository of preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance.
alternative label: arXiv identifier

bibcode
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: bibcode
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="bibcode" relationType="IsCitedBy">2018AGUFM.A24K..07S</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A standardized 19-character identifier according to the syntax yyyyjjjjjvvvvmppppa. See http://info-uri.info/registry/OAIHandler?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=reg&identifier=info:bibcode/. Note: bibcodes can be searched via https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/ or resolved using https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/<bibcode>.
alternative label: Astrophysics Data System bibliographic codes

CSTR
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: CSTR
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="CSTR" relationType="References">31253.11.sciencedb.13238</relatedIdentifier>
definition: CSTR is an identifier based on the Chinese National Standard GB/T 32843—2016 “Science and technology resource identification”, providing a unique identification service for scientific data, papers, scientific institutions, researchers, scientific instruments, patents and other scientific and technological resources.
alternative label: Common Science and Technology Resources Identifier

DOI
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: DOI
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsSupplementTo">10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.037</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A character string used to uniquely identify an object. A DOI name is divided into two parts, a prefix and a suffix, separated by a slash.
alternative label: Digital Object Identifier

EAN13
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: EAN13
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="EAN13" relationType="Cites">9783468111242</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A 13-digit barcoding standard that is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system.
alternative label: European Article Number (now renamed International Article Number, but retaining the original acronym)

EISSN
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: EISSN
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="eISSN" relationType="Cites">1562-6865</relatedIdentifier>
definition: ISSN used to identify periodicals in electronic form (eISSN or e-ISSN).
alternative label: Electronic International Standard Serial Number

Handle
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: Handle
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="Handle" relationType="References">10013/epic.10033</relatedIdentifier>
definition: This refers specifically to an ID in the Handle system operated by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI).

IGSN
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: IGSN
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="IGSN" relationType="References">IECUR0097</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A code that uniquely identifies samples from our natural environment and related features-of-interest.
alternative label: International Generic Sample Number

ISBN
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: ISBN
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISBN" relationType="IsPartOf">978-3-905673-82-1</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A unique numeric book identifier. There are 2 formats: a 10-digit ISBN format and a 13-digit ISBN.
alternative label: International Standard Book Number

ISSN
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
notation: ISSN
in scheme: DataCite relatedIdentifierType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISSN" relationType="IsPartOf">0077-5606</relatedIdentifier>
definition: A unique 8-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication.
alternative label: International Standard Serial Number

DataCite contributorType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
has top concept: WorkPackageLeader
has top concept: Translator
has top concept: Supervisor
has top concept: Sponsor
has top concept: RightsHolder
has top concept: ResearchGroup
has top concept: Researcher
has top concept: RelatedPerson
has top concept: RegistrationAuthority
has top concept: RegistrationAgency
created: 2026-01-18
has top concept: ContactPerson
has top concept: DataCollector
has top concept: DataCurator
has top concept: DataManager
has top concept: Distributor
has top concept: Editor
has top concept: HostingInstitution
has top concept: Producer
has top concept: ProjectLeader
has top concept: ProjectManager
has top concept: ProjectMember

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Could be a photographer, artist, or writer whose contribution helped to publicize the resource (as opposed to creating it), a reviewer, someone providing administrative services (depositing updates, analysing usage), etc.
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Any person or institution making a significant contribution to the development and/or maintenance of the resource, but whose contribution is not adequately described by any of the other values for contributorType.

WorkPackageLeader
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
notation: WorkPackageLeader
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: A Work Package is a recognized data product, not all of which is included in publication. The package may include notes, discarded documents, etc. The Work Package Leader is responsible for ensuring comprehensive contents, versioning, and availability of the Work Package during development of the resource.

Translator
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Apply to DOI metadata for a resource which has been translated from another resource.
notation: Translator
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: A person, organization, or automated system responsible for converting the content of a resource from one language into another, preserving its meaning and intended message.

Supervisor
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
notation: Supervisor
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Designated administrator over one or more groups/teams working to produce a resource, or over one or more steps of a development process.

Sponsor
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Includes organisations that provide in-kind support (donation, people, facility, instrumentation) necessary for development of the resource.
notation: Sponsor
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person or organisation that issued a contract or under the auspices of which a work has been written, printed, published, developed, etc.

RightsHolder
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
notation: RightsHolder
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person or institution owning or managing property rights, including intellectual property rights over the resource.

ResearchGroup
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: May operate at a narrower level of scope; may or may not hold less administrative responsibility than a project team.
notation: ResearchGroup
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
example: doi:10.26302/SSHADE/EXPERIMEN T_OP_20201104_001
example: Space Research & Planetary Sciences Division of the University of Bern (WP Unibe)
definition: Typically refers to a group of individuals with a lab, department, or division that has a specifically defined focus of activity.

Researcher
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Should be a person, not an institution. A person gathering data would typically be DataCollector. A researcher may find additional data online and correlate it to collected data.
notation: Researcher
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: A person involved in analysing data or the results of an experiment or formal study.

RelatedPerson
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Could be an author’s intellectual mentor, a person providing intellectual leadership in the discipline or subject domain, etc.
notation: RelatedPerson
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: A person without a specifically defined role in the development of the resource, but who is someone the author wishes to recognize.

RegistrationAuthority
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: The IDF serves as the Registration Authority for the International Standards Organisation (ISO) in the area/domain of Digital Object Identifiers.
notation: RegistrationAuthority
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: A standards-setting body from which Registration Agencies obtain official recognition and guidance.

RegistrationAgency
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: DataCite is a Registration Agency for the International DOI Foundation (IDF). One task is to assign DOI prefixes to allocating agents who then assign full DOI strings to clients and provide metadata back to the DataCite registry.
notation: RegistrationAgency
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Institution/organisation officially appointed by a Registration Authority to handle specific tasks within a defined area of responsibility.

ContactPerson
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: May also be the “Point of Contact” in an organisation that controls access to the resource, if that organisation is different from the Publisher, Distributor, and Data Manager.
notation: ContactPerson
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person with knowledge of how to access, troubleshoot, or otherwise field issues related to the resource.

DataCollector
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: May also be used when crediting survey conductors, interviewers, event or condition observers, or persons responsible for monitoring key instrument data.
notation: DataCollector
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person/institution responsible for finding or gathering/collecting data under the guidelines of the author(s) or Principal Investigator (PI).

DataCurator
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: While the DataManager is concerned with digital maintenance, the DataCurator’s role encompasses quality assurance focused on content and metadata. Responsibilities can include checking completeness; verifying standard metadata; adding/verifying specialized metadata; and determining how metadata maps to search engines, database products, and automated feeds. Repository managers and data librarians may fall within this category.
notation: DataCurator
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
example: https://doi.org/10.20375/0000-000D-1D1F-2
definition: Person tasked with reviewing, enhancing, cleaning, or standardizing metadata and the associated data submitted for storage, use, and maintenance within a data centre or repository.

DataManager
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Ensures the resource is periodically refreshed (software/hardware support), kept available/protected from unauthorized access, stored according to industry standards, and handled according to applicable records management requirements.
notation: DataManager
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
example: https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/41b3ed2e152e1e4c3846e646118208e7
definition: Person (or organisation with a staff of data managers, such as a data centre) responsible for maintaining the finished resource.

Distributor
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: Works stored in more than one archive/repository may credit each as a distributor.
notation: Distributor
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Institution tasked with responsibility to generate/disseminate copies of the resource in either electronic or print form.

Editor
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: If the Editor is to be credited in place of multiple creators, the Editor’s name may be supplied as Creator, with “(Ed.)” appended to the name.
notation: Editor
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: A person who oversees the details related to the publication format of the resource.

HostingInstitution
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: This role normally falls on the university, research center, or organization where the data center/repository belongs. May also be used for an organisation that stores the data offline, often a data centre if that data centre is not the publisher.
notation: HostingInstitution
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
example: Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
definition: Typically, the organisation allowing the resource to be available on the internet through the provision of its hardware/software/operating support.

Producer
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: In the data industry, this may be a company producing DVDs that package data for future dissemination by a distributor.
notation: Producer
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Typically, a person or organisation responsible for the artistry and form of a media product.

ProjectLeader
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: The Project Leader remains intimately involved throughout the life of the particular project team.
notation: ProjectLeader
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person officially designated as head of project team or sub-project team instrumental in the work necessary to development of the resource.

ProjectManager
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: The manager of a project normally has more administrative responsibility than actual work involvement.
notation: ProjectManager
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person officially designated as manager of a project. Project may consist of one or many project teams and sub-teams.

ProjectMember
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite contributorType
scope note: This vocabulary may or may not indicate the quality, quantity, or substance of the person’s involvement.
notation: ProjectMember
in scheme: DataCite contributorType
definition: Person on the membership list of a designated project/project team.

DataCite titleType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
has top concept: TranslatedTitle
has top concept: Subtitle
has top concept: AlternativeTitle
created: 2026-03-02

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite titleType
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite titleType
definition: Another title type not covered by the named values.

TranslatedTitle
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite titleType
notation: TranslatedTitle
in scheme: DataCite titleType
definition: A translated title for the resource.

Subtitle
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite titleType
notation: Subtitle
in scheme: DataCite titleType
definition: A subtitle or secondary title for the resource.

AlternativeTitle
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite titleType
notation: AlternativeTitle
in scheme: DataCite titleType
definition: An alternative title for the resource.

DataCite nameType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Personal
has top concept: Organizational
created: 2026-02-20

Personal
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite nameType
notation: Personal
in scheme: DataCite nameType
definition: An individual person’s name.

Organizational
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite nameType
notation: Organizational
in scheme: DataCite nameType
definition: An organization or institution name.

DataCite descriptionType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
has top concept: TechnicalInfo
has top concept: TableOfContents
has top concept: SeriesInformation
has top concept: Methods
has top concept: Abstract
created: 2026-02-20

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite descriptionType
scope note: Use for any other description type.
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite descriptionType
definition: Other description information that does not fit into an existing category.

TechnicalInfo
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite descriptionType
scope note: For software description, this may include the contents of a “readme.txt” and necessary environmental information (hardware, operational software, applications/programs with version information, a human-readable synopsis of software purpose) that cannot be described using other properties. For other uses, this can include specific and detailed information as necessary and appropriate.
notation: TechnicalInfo
in scheme: DataCite descriptionType
definition: Detailed information that may be associated with design, implementation, operation, use, and/or maintenance of a process, system, or instrument.

TableOfContents
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite descriptionType
scope note: Use “ ” to indicate a line break for improved rendering of multiple paragraphs, but otherwise no html markup.
notation: TableOfContents
in scheme: DataCite descriptionType
example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.5678/LCRS/FOR816.CIT.1031
definition: A listing of the Table of Contents.

SeriesInformation
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite descriptionType
scope note: The information previously encoded as a description with this type should now be explicitly provided in tagged fields using the new RelatedItem property with relationType “IsPublishedIn” selected.
notation: SeriesInformation
in scheme: DataCite descriptionType
definition: Information about a repeating series, such as volume, issue, number.

Methods
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite descriptionType
scope note: Recommended for discovery. Full documentation about methods supports open science.
notation: Methods
in scheme: DataCite descriptionType
example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.6078/D1K01X
definition: The methodology employed for the study or research.

Abstract
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite descriptionType
scope note: Recommended for discovery. Use “ ” to indicate a line break for improved rendering of multiple paragraphs, but otherwise no html markup.
notation: Abstract
in scheme: DataCite descriptionType
example: https://data.datacite.org/application/vnd.datacite.datacite+xml/10.1594/PANGAEA.771774
definition: A brief description of the resource and the context in which the resource was created.

DataCite relationType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: HasTranslation
has top concept: IsTranslationOf
has top concept: Collects
has top concept: IsCollectedBy
has top concept: IsObsoletedBy
has top concept: Obsoletes
has top concept: Requires
has top concept: IsRequiredBy
has top concept: IsSourceOf
has top concept: IsDerivedFrom
has top concept: Reviews
has top concept: IsReviewedBy
has top concept: IsIdenticalTo
has top concept: IsOriginalFormOf
has top concept: IsVariantFormOf
has top concept: Compiles
has top concept: IsCompiledBy
has top concept: Documents
has top concept: IsDocumentedBy
has top concept: References
has top concept: IsReferencedBy
has top concept: IsPublishedIn
has top concept: HasPart
has top concept: IsPartOf
has top concept: IsPreviousVersionOf
has top concept: IsNewVersionOf
has top concept: IsVersionOf
created: 2026-02-20
has top concept: IsCitedBy
has top concept: Cites
has top concept: IsSupplementTo
has top concept: IsSupplementedBy
has top concept: IsContinuedBy
has top concept: Continues
has top concept: Describes
has top concept: IsDescribedBy
has top concept: HasMetadata
has top concept: IsMetadataFor
has top concept: HasVersion

HasTranslation
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: When a resource is shared in one language and later translated, use HasTranslation to link original to translation. If released simultaneously in multiple languages, connect in both directions.
notation: HasTranslation
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="HasTranslation">10.21384/g01j-jm06</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A has a translation B

IsTranslationOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: When a resource is shared in one language and later translated, use IsTranslationOf to link translation to original.
notation: IsTranslationOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsTranslationOf">10.21384/828a-cm38</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a translation of B

Collects
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May indicate relationship between an instrument and a dataset it collected/observed.
notation: Collects
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Collects">10.5072/data</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Indicates A collects B

IsCollectedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May indicate relationship between a dataset and an instrument used to collect/measure/observe data.
notation: IsCollectedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsCollectedBy">10.5072/instrument</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Indicates A is collected by B

IsObsoletedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsObsoletedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsObsoletedBy">10.5438/0005</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Indicates A is replaced by B

Obsoletes
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: Obsoletes
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Obsoletes">10.5438/0007</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Indicates A replaces B

Requires
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May be used to indicate software dependencies.
notation: Requires
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Requires">10.1234/867</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Indicates A requires B

IsRequiredBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May be used to indicate software dependencies.
notation: IsRequiredBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsRequiredBy">10.1234/8675</relatedIdentifier>
definition: Indicates A is required by B

IsSourceOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: IsSourceOf is the original resource from which a derivative resource was created (e.g., original dataset without value manipulation).
notation: IsSourceOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsSourceOf">http://opencontext.org/projects/81204AF8-127C-4686-E9B0-1202C3A47959</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a source upon which B is based

IsDerivedFrom
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Use for a resource that is a derivative of an original resource. Example context: dataset derived from a larger dataset and manipulated.
notation: IsDerivedFrom
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsDerivedFrom">10.6078/M7DZ067C</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates B is a source upon which A is based

Reviews
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: Reviews
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Reviews">10.12688/f1000research.4001.1</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that A is a review of B

IsReviewedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsReviewedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsReviewedBy">10.5256/F1000RESEARCH.4288.R4745</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that A is reviewed by B

IsIdenticalTo
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Use when the same resource is saved in another location (e.g., another institution).
notation: IsIdenticalTo
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsIdenticalTo">http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8r78fzq</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that A is identical to B, for use when there is a need to register two separate instances of the same resource

IsOriginalFormOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May be used for different software operating systems or compiler formats.
notation: IsOriginalFormOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsOriginalFormOf">10.1234/9035</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is the original form of B

IsVariantFormOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Use for a different form of one thing. May be used for different software operating systems or compiler formats.
notation: IsVariantFormOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsVariantFormOf">10.1234/8675</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a variant or different form of B

Compiles
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May be used for software and text; a compiler can be a computer program or a person.
notation: Compiles
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="Compiles">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-963</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates B is the result of a compile or creation event using A

IsCompiledBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May indicate a traditional text compilation, or the compiler program used to generate executable software.
notation: IsCompiledBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsCompiledBy">http://d-nb.info/gnd/4513749-3</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates B is used to compile or create A

Documents
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May be used for software documentation.
notation: Documents
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Documents">10.1234/7836</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is documentation about/explaining B

IsDocumentedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: May be used for software documentation.
notation: IsDocumentedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsDocumentedBy">http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/volltexte/2000/96/</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates B is documentation about/explaining A

References
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: References
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="References">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-963</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates B is used as a source of information for A

IsReferencedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: IsReferencedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsReferencedBy">http://www.testpubl.de</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is used as a source of information by B

IsPublishedIn
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsPublishedIn
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISSN" relationType="IsPublishedIn">2213-1337</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is published inside B, but is independent of other things published inside of B

HasPart
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery. Primarily applied to container-contained relationships. May be used for individual software modules; code repository-to-version should use IsVersionOf/HasVersion.
notation: HasPart
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="HasPart">https://zenodo.org/record/16564/files/dune-stuff-LSSC_15.zip</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A includes the part B

IsPartOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery. Primarily applied to container-contained relationships. May be used for individual software modules; code repository-to-version should use IsVersionOf/HasVersion.
notation: IsPartOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsPartOf">10.5281/zenodo.754312</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a portion of B; may be used for elements of a series

IsPreviousVersionOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsPreviousVersionOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsPreviousVersionOf">10.5438/0007</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a previous edition of B

IsNewVersionOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsNewVersionOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsNewVersionOf">10.5438/0005</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a new edition of B, where the new edition has been modified or updated

IsVersionOf
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: The registered resource is an instance of a target resource (A is an instance of B). May relate a specific software version to its code repository.
notation: IsVersionOf
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsVersionOf">10.5281/ZENODO.832054</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a version of B

IsCitedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: IsCitedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsCitedBy">10.4232/10.ASEAS-5.2-1</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that B includes A in a citation

Cites
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: Cites
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISBN" relationType="Cites">0761964312</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that A includes B in a citation

IsSupplementTo
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: IsSupplementTo
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsSupplementTo">urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-13172</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that A is a supplement to B

IsSupplementedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: IsSupplementedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PMID" relationType="IsSupplementedBy">16911322</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates that B is a supplement to A

IsContinuedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsContinuedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsContinuedBy">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-4967</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is continued by the work B

Continues
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: Continues
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="Continues">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-4966</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is a continuation of the work B

Describes
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: Describes
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Describes">10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3288407</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A describes B

IsDescribedBy
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsDescribedBy
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsDescribedBy">10.1038/sdata.2016.123</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A is described by B

HasMetadata
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: HasMetadata
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="HasMetadata" relatedMetadataScheme="DDI-L" schemeURI="http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.1/XMLSchema/instance.xsd">10.1234/567890</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates resource A has additional metadata B

IsMetadataFor
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
notation: IsMetadataFor
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsMetadataFor" relatedMetadataScheme="DDI-L" schemeURI="http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.1/XMLSchema/instance.xsd">10.1234/567891</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates additional metadata A for a resource B

HasVersion
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite relationType
scope note: The registered resource such as a software package or code repository has a versioned instance (A has instance B). May relate an un-versioned code repository to a specific software version.
notation: HasVersion
in scheme: DataCite relationType
example: <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="HasVersion">10.5281/ZENODO.832053</relatedIdentifier>
definition: indicates A has a version B

DataCite identifierType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: DOI
created: 2026-03-02

DOI
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite identifierType
notation: DOI
in scheme: DataCite identifierType
definition: Digital Object Identifier.

DataCite numberType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
has top concept: Report
has top concept: Chapter
has top concept: Article
created: 2026-03-02

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite numberType
scope note: Typically used with relationType IsPublishedIn when a more specific number type is unavailable.
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite numberType
definition: Another related-item number type not covered by the named values.

Report
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite numberType
notation: Report
in scheme: DataCite numberType
definition: A report number associated with the related item.

Chapter
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite numberType
notation: Chapter
in scheme: DataCite numberType
definition: A chapter number associated with the related item.

Article
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite numberType
notation: Article
in scheme: DataCite numberType
definition: An article number associated with the related item.

DataCite dateType
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: Other
created: 2026-02-20
has top concept: Accepted
has top concept: Available
has top concept: Copyrighted
has top concept: Collected
has top concept: Coverage
has top concept: Created
has top concept: Issued
has top concept: Submitted
has top concept: Updated
has top concept: Valid
has top concept: Withdrawn

Other
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
notation: Other
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: Other date that does not fit into an existing category.

Accepted
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: To indicate the start of an embargo period, use Accepted or Submitted, as appropriate.
notation: Accepted
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date that the publisher accepted the resource into their system.

Available
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: To indicate the end of an embargo period, use Available.
notation: Available
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date the resource is made publicly available. May be a range.

Copyrighted
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
notation: Copyrighted
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The specific, documented date at which the resource receives a copyrighted status, if applicable.

Collected
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: To indicate precise or particular timeframes in which research was conducted.
notation: Collected
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date or date range in which the resource content was collected.

Coverage
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: To indicate the temporal coverage of the resource, use Coverage. This may be different from Collected.
notation: Coverage
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date or date range that the resource content applies to, describes, or covers.

Created
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: Recommended for discovery.
notation: Created
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date the resource itself was put together; this could refer to a timeframe in ancient history, a date range, or a single date for a final component, e.g., the finalised file with all the data.

Issued
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
notation: Issued
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date that the resource is published or distributed, e.g., to a data centre.

Submitted
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: Recommended for discovery. To indicate the start of an embargo period, use Submitted or Accepted, as appropriate.
notation: Submitted
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date the creator submits the resource to the publisher. This could be different from Accepted if the publisher then applies a selection process.

Updated
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
notation: Updated
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date of the last update to the resource, when the resource is being added to. May be a range.

Valid
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
notation: Valid
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date or date range during which the dataset or resource is accurate.

Withdrawn
type: Concept
top concept of: DataCite dateType
scope note: It is good practice to include a Description that indicates the reason for the retraction or withdrawal.
notation: Withdrawn
in scheme: DataCite dateType
definition: The date the resource is removed.