Integration · DataCite
DataCite
DataCite · DataCite
DataCite is an international non-profit organisation that provides DOI registration for research data, software, and other non-text research outputs. With over 45 million DOIs registered across its member repositories (Zenodo, Dryad, Figshare, OSF, and hundreds of institutional repositories), DataCite is the standard citation infrastructure for datasets. Its metadata schema (DataCite Metadata Schema, currently v4.x) includes contributor type and contributor role fields that map onto CRediT roles, making it the key conduit for attaching structured contribution statements to datasets and software. The DataCite PID Graph cross-links records with ORCID, Crossref, and ROR to build a connected scholarly knowledge graph.
What to use from CASRAI
Touchpoints
- 01DataCite Metadata Schema contributorType field — values include DataCollector, DataCurator, Researcher, and others that align with CRediT roles
- 02ORCID iD in creator and contributor metadata — link contributor identity to verified researcher records
- 03ROR in affiliation metadata — link contributor affiliations to persistent organisation identifiers
- 04CASRAI Dictionary data-citation and curation terms — reference these when describing dataset roles in DataCite records
- 05PID Graph — DataCite connects its DOIs to Crossref DOIs and ORCID iDs, creating a traversable contribution network
Setup
Integration steps
- 1Identify your DataCite member repository (e.g., Zenodo, Dryad, Figshare, or your institution's repository)
- 2At deposit, populate the contributor block with DataCite contributorType values matching CRediT roles (DataCollector, DataCurator, ProjectLeader, etc.)
- 3Include ORCID iDs for all creators and contributors in the creator/contributor metadata
- 4Add ROR IDs for all affiliations in the affiliation sub-element
- 5For multi-output projects, cross-link the dataset DOI to the journal article DOI using the relatedIdentifier field (relationType: IsSupplementTo)
