Dryad · Schema

Dc Metadata

Research DataOpen ScienceData RepositoryDatasetsBiologyEcologyOpen Access

Properties

Name	Type	Description
title	string
authors	array
abstract	string	An abstract introducing the dataset.
funders	array
keywords	array
fieldOfScience	string	A term from the FOS (Fields of Science and Technology) controlled vocabulary. The main category of the dataset.
hsiStatement	string	A statement explaining the de-identification of any human subject data in the dataset.
methods	string	The methods by which the data was produced. Not required for publication.
usageNotes	string	Usage notes for the dataset (Deprecated; It is preferred for this content to appear in the README file for the dataset). If the dataset has been retracted, the retraction statement will appear here.
locations	array
relatedWorks	array

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JSON Schema

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    },
    "abstract": {
      "type": "string",
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    },
    "funders": {
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      }
    },
    "keywords": {
      "type": "array",
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        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "fieldOfScience": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A term from the FOS (Fields of Science and Technology) controlled vocabulary. The main category of the dataset."
    },
    "hsiStatement": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A statement explaining the de-identification of any human subject data in the dataset."
    },
    "methods": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The methods by which the data was produced. Not required for publication."
    },
    "usageNotes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Usage notes for the dataset (Deprecated; It is preferred for this content to appear in the README file for the dataset). If the dataset has been retracted, the retraction statement will appear here."
    },
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      "type": "array",
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        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/geolocation"
      }
    },
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      }
    }
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