Integration · CERN / OpenAIRE
Zenodo
Zenodo · CERN / OpenAIRE
Zenodo is a free, open-access general-purpose research repository operated by CERN with support from OpenAIRE and the European Commission. It accepts all research output types — datasets, software, presentations, reports, preprints, and publications — mints DataCite DOIs for each deposit, supports versioning, and integrates with GitHub for automatic software archival. Zenodo is OpenAIRE-compliant and free to use with no file-size limits, making it the default repository recommendation for researchers without access to a discipline-specific or institutional repository. For CASRAI, Zenodo is a key destination for datasets and software outputs that carry CRediT contribution statements in their README or metadata.
What to use from CASRAI
Touchpoints
- 01Creator and contributor metadata — add ORCID iDs for all creators; use the contributor field for non-author roles aligned with CRediT
- 02DataCite DOI registration — contribution metadata (ORCID, ROR, contributorType) flows through DataCite into the PID Graph
- 03GitHub integration — archives code releases automatically; structure the CITATION.cff file with CRediT roles for each contributor
- 04Community spaces — researchers can submit to Zenodo communities (e.g., OpenAIRE, data-type communities) to improve discoverability
- 05Licence metadata — CC licensing aligns with CASRAI Dictionary open-access and data-sharing terms
Setup
Integration steps
- 1Log in to Zenodo via ORCID or GitHub for authenticated deposit
- 2Fill in creator and contributor metadata including ORCID iDs and ROR-based affiliations
- 3Select contributorType values that best approximate CRediT roles for non-first-author contributors
- 4Add a README.md or CITATION.cff in the deposit that includes a full CRediT contribution statement per /credit/for-authors
- 5For software, enable the Zenodo GitHub integration so each tagged release is automatically archived with a persistent DOI
- 6Submit to relevant Zenodo communities to improve discoverability in subject portals
