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 If the dataset has been retracted, the retraction statement will appear here.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

dc_metadata.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dc_metadata.json",
  "title": "Dc Metadata",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/author"
      }
    },
    "abstract": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An abstract introducing the dataset."
    },
    "funders": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/funder"
      }
    },
    "keywords": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "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 If the dataset has been retracted, the retraction statement will appear here."
    },
    "locations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/geolocation"
      }
    },
    "relatedWorks": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/relatedWork"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title",
    "authors",
    "abstract"
  ]
}

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