relationType
Description of the relationship of the resource being registered (A) and the related resource (B).
Used by:
Note: Some relationTypes are processed as citations and references. Read more about Contributing Citations and References on the DataCite support site.
Options:
IsCitedBy
Definition: indicates that B includes A in a citation
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI"relationType="IsCited By">10.4232/10.ASEAS-5.2-1</relatedIdentifier>
Cites
Definition: indicates that A includes B in a citation
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISBN" relationType="Cites">0761964312</relatedIdentifier>
IsSupplementTo
Definition: indicates that A is a supplement to B
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsSupplementTo">urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-13172</relatedIdentifier>
IsSupplementedBy
Definition: indicates that B is a supplement to A
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="PMID" relationType="IsSupplementedBy">16911322</relatedIdentifier>
IsContinuedBy
Definition: indicates A is continued by the work B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="IsContinuedBy">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-4967</relatedIdentifier>
Continues
Definition: indicates A is a continuation of the work B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="Continues">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-4966</relatedIdentifier>
Describes
Definition: indicates A describes B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Describes">10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3288407</relatedIdentifier>
IsDescribedBy
Definition: indicates A is described by B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsDescribedBy">10.1038/sdata.2016.123</relatedIdentifier>
HasMetadata
Definition: indicates resource A has additional metadata B
Example and Usage Notes:
<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>
IsMetadataFor
Definition: indicates additional metadata A for a resource B
Example and Usage Notes:
<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>
HasVersion
Definition: indicates A has a version B
Example and Usage Notes:
The registered resource such as a software package or code repository has a versioned instance (indicates A has the instance B). It may be used, e.g., to relate an un-versioned code repository to one of its specific software versions.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="HasVersion">10.5281/ZENODO.832053</relatedIdentifier>
IsVersionOf
Definition: indicates A is a version of B
Example and Usage Notes:
The registered resource is an instance of a target resource (indicates that A is an instance of B). It may be used, e.g., to relate a specific version of a software package to its software code repository.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsVersionOf">10.5281/ZENODO.832054</relatedIdentifier>
IsNewVersionOf
Definition: indicates A is a new edition of B, where the new edition has been modified or updated
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsNewVersionOf">10.5438/0005</relatedIdentifier>
IsPreviousVersionOf
Definition: indicates A is a previous edition of B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsPreviousVersionOf">10.5438/0007</relatedIdentifier>
IsPartOf
Definition: indicates A is a portion of B; may be used for elements of a series
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
Primarily this relation is applied to container-contained type relationships.
May be used for individual software modules; note that code repository-to-version relationships should be modeled using IsVersionOf and HasVersion
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsPartOf">10.5281/zenodo.754312</relatedIdentifier>
HasPart
Definition: indicates A includes the part B
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
Primarily this relation is applied to container-contained type relationships.
May be used for individual software modules; note that code repository-to-version relationships should be modeled using IsVersionOf and HasVersion
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="HasPart">https://zenodo.org/record/16564/files/dune-stuff-LSSC_15.zip</relatedIdentifier>
IsPublishedIn
Definition: indicates A is published inside B, but is independent of other things published inside of B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="ISSN" relationType="IsPublishedIn">2213-1337</relatedIdentifier>
IsReferencedBy
Definition: indicates A is used as a source of information by B
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsReferencedBy">http://www.testpubl.de</relatedIdentifier>
References
Definition: indicates B is used as a source of information for A
Example and Usage Notes:
Recommended for discovery.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="References">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-963</relatedIdentifier>
IsDocumentedBy
Definition: indicates B is documentation about/explaining A
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used for software documentation.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsDocumentedBy">http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/volltexte/2000/96/</relatedIdentifier>
Documents
Definition: indicates A is documentation about/explaining B
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used for software documentation.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Documents">10.1234/7836</relatedIdentifier>
IsCompiledBy
Definition: indicates B is used to compile or create A
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used to indicate either a traditional text compilation, or the compiler program used to generate executable software.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsCompiledBy">http://d-nb.info/gnd/4513749-3</relatedIdentifier>
Compiles
Definition: indicates B is the result of a compile or creation event using A
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used for software and text, as a compiler can be a computer program or a person.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URN" relationType="Compiles">urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-963</relatedIdentifier>
IsVariantFormOf
Definition: indicates A is a variant or different form of B
Example and Usage Notes:
Use for a different form of one thing.
May be used for different software operating systems or compiler formats, for example.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsVariantFormOf">10.1234/8675</relatedIdentifier>
IsOriginalFormOf
Definition: indicates A is the original form of B
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used for different software operating systems or compiler formats, for example.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsOriginalFormOf">10.1234/9035</relatedIdentifier>
IsIdenticalTo
Definition: indicates that A is identical to B, for use when there is a need to register two separate instances of the same resource
Example and Usage Notes:
IsIdenticalTo should be used for a resource that is the same as the registered resource but is saved on another location, maybe another institution.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsIdenticalTo">http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8r78fzq</relatedIdentifier>
IsReviewedBy
Definition: indicates that A is reviewed by B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsReviewedBy">10.5256/F1000RESEARCH.4288.R4745</relatedIdentifier>
Reviews
Definition: indicates that A is a review of B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Reviews">10.12688/f1000research.4001.1</relatedIdentifier>
IsDerivedFrom
Definition: indicates B is a source upon which A is based
Example and Usage Notes:
IsDerivedFrom should be used for a resource that is a derivative of an original resource.
In this example, the dataset is derived from a larger dataset and data values have been manipulated from their original state.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsDerivedFrom">10.6078/M7DZ067C</relatedIdentifier>
IsSourceOf
Definition: indicates A is a source upon which B is based
Example and Usage Notes:
IsSourceOf is the original resource from which a derivative resource was created.
In this example, this is the original dataset without value manipulation.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="URL" relationType="IsSourceOf">http://opencontext.org/projects/81204AF8-127C-4686-E9B0-1202C3A47959</relatedIdentifier>
IsRequiredBy
Definition: Indicates A is required by B
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used to indicate software dependencies.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsRequiredBy">10.1234/8675</relatedIdentifier>
Requires
Definition: Indicates A requires B
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used to indicate software dependencies.
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Requires">10.1234/867</relatedIdentifier>
Obsoletes
Definition: Indicates A replaces B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="Obsoletes">10.5438/0007</relatedIdentifier>
IsObsoletedBy
Definition: Indicates A is replaced by B
Example and Usage Notes:
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsObsoletedBy">10.5438/0005</relatedIdentifier>
IsCollectedBy
Definition: Indicates A is collected by B
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used to indicate the relationship between a dataset and an instrument that is used to collect, measure, obtain, or observe data (as in, dataset A is IsCollectedBy instrument B).
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsCollectedBy">10.5072/instrument</relatedIdentifier>
Collects
Definition: Indicates A collects B
Example and Usage Notes:
May be used to indicate the relationship between an instrument and where it has been used to collect, measure, obtain, or observe data (as in, instrument A collects dataset B).
<relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI"relationType="Collects">10.5072/data</relatedIdentifier>