Schema and Examples

XML Schema

The XML Schema is available here: https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.6/metadata.xsd

JSON Representation

The DataCite XML to JSON Mapping is available on the DataCite Support site.

Examples

Demonstration Examples

XMLJSON

• Full DataCite metadata example (all properties)

• Dataset resourceTypeGeneral

• Award resourceTypeGeneral

• Project resourceTypeGeneral

• Coverage dateType

• Connecting a translation to the original work:

  • Translation

  • Original (translated) work

• Document containing two languages in parallel

• Multilingual metadata

• RelatedItem:

  • Journal article in a journal (with an ISSN)

  • Digitized book chapter in a book (with no identifier)

  • Digitized book chapter in a book (with an ISBN)

Live Examples

Note

Because these live examples link to real DOIs, the metadata may change.

XMLJSON

• Software resourceTypeGeneral

• GeoLocation

• (GeoLocation) Polygon

• HasMetadata as related resource

• IsIdenticalTo as related resource

• Contributor

• Workflow resourceTypeGeneral

• FundingReference

• Blog post published simultaneously in two languages:

  • Blog post in Spanish

  • Blog post in English