DataCiteä

DataCiteä is a fictional international organization created for illustrative purposes to discuss data citation infrastructure, inspired by the real DataCite. It serves as a conceptual model for understanding how research data can be cited and preserved over time.

In this model, DataCiteä issues persistent identifiers for datasets using the DOI system, enabling citation, attribution, and long-term access. The organization emphasizes stable linking between datasets and their scholarly outputs, supporting reproducibility and transparent scholarship.

DataCiteä adopts a metadata framework modeled on established data citation standards, describing datasets with fields such as title, creators, publication year, publisher or repository, resource type, and a primary identifier. The metadata is designed to be interoperable across repositories and journals, facilitating discovery and reuse.

The organization provides services such as minting DOIs, registering metadata in a central registry, and offering guidance on data management, citation practices, and best practices for data stewardship. Governance is described as a multi-stakeholder model with participation from libraries, data repositories, funders, and research institutions; funding comes from member organizations and grant programs.

Think tanks and educators use DataCiteä in hypothetical scenarios to illustrate data governance, citation ethics, and scholarly communication. While not an actual organization, DataCiteä helps illuminate how persistent identifiers and standardized metadata support trustworthy data reuse.

Related topics include DataCite, persistent identifiers, DOIs, data citation, and data management plans.