Standard
DataCite Metadata Schema
The DataCite metadata schema defines the fields used to describe an object registered with a DataCite DOI, in a machine-readable format.
How it connects
What it is
- DataCite Metadata Schema is a kind of Metadata standard.
Who is behind it
- DataCite Metadata Schema governed by DataCite.
Builds on
- DataCite Metadata Schema depends on DOI.
- DataCite Metadata Schema depends on ORCID iD. ORCID is a documented nameIdentifierScheme value supported in the Creator and Contributor properties.
- DataCite Metadata Schema depends on ROR. ROR is a documented supported affiliationIdentifierScheme value for creator and contributor affiliations.
- Dataverse implements DataCite Metadata Schema.
- Figshare implements DataCite Metadata Schema.
- InvenioRDM implements DataCite Metadata Schema.
- PANGAEA implements DataCite Metadata Schema.
- Zenodo implements DataCite Metadata Schema.
Links
Details
Description
The DataCite metadata schema is the descriptive basis of every DOI the agency issues, and it depends on the DOI itself as an identifier.
Attributes
| url | https://schema.datacite.org/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q105762834 |
| status | active |
| governance | Nonprofit |
| type | Standard |
| standardKind | metadata-schema |
| specVersion | 4.6 |
| machineReadable | yes |
| requiresOpenness | no |
| Tags | function: registration |
Sources
- https://schema.datacite.org/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-03)
- https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4.6/properties/creator/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03
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