The DOI registration agency DataCite has announced the release of a new version of its metadata schema, version 4.7. Summary of the main changes: New value “Presentation” and “Poster” for the resourceTypeGeneral fieldBased on feedback from the user community, the resourceTypeGeneral field na supports also these new values, so moving forward these types of objects …
DOI registration agency DataCite has introduced several new features to its DataCite Commons tool. By leveraging DOI DataCite, Crossref metadata, and organization metadata from the Research Organization Registry (ROR), DataCite Commons offers new search capabilities. Now in DataCite Commons, you can:
The DataCite Registration Agency is making metadata for digital objects that have been assigned a DOI identifier through the agency available through the DataCite Metadata Store, in line with its commitment to the POSI principles. One of the ways the agency makes metadata publicly available is through a public data file. In late January 2026, …
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In October 2025, a milestone was reached in DataCite infrastructure: the registration of 100 millionth DOI. Since its founding nearly 16 years ago, DataCite now has more than 1,667 member organizations from over 60 countries and shows growth in the number of DOI registrations. In 2025 alone, over 28 million new DOIs have been registered …
DOI registration agency DataCite announced these changes to its APIs: DataCite API Rate Limits Q3 2025 read more DataCite Metadata Normalization Changes Q1 2026 read more DataCite REST API: FAcets (“meta”) Default Change March 1, 2026 read more DataCite REST API Legacy Endpoints Deprecation July 1, 2026 read more
Meeting agenda: Wednesday November 12th Thursday November 13th The meeting will be held in english language. You can register for the online meeting on the DataCite website.
In their recently published text, Ted Habermann and Erin Robinson from the organization Metadata Game Changers focused on analyzing examples of good practice regarding the quality of records in repositories that assign DOIs through the registration agency DataCite. The results of the repository operated by theInstitute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the …
Archaeological Map of the Czech Republic as a metadata quality “Bright Spot” Read More »
On Wednesday, October 1, the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) team and DataCite held a webinar: Configuring and Optimizing DOIs with DataCite in Open Journal Systems. The presentation and recording of the webinar: Open Journal Systems, DOIs, and DataCiteMike Nason (Open Scholarly Infrastructure Advisor, Public Knowledge Project) Introduction to DataCiteMary Hirsch (Member Support Manager, DataCite) Video …
Based on the community feedback, the DOI registration agency DataCite is preparing to expand its metadata schema, specifically the resourceTypeGeneral parameter, to include two new object types for Presentations and Posters (see below). You can provide feedback on these new data types directly on the GitHub threads or via support@datacite.org. Proposed new resource type: Presentation …
New DataCite object types: Presentation and Poster (Open for feedback until June 20) Read More »
DataCite Annual Report 2024 The DOI registration agency DataCite has published its Annual Report for 2024, which looks back, among other things, on the celebrations of the 15th anniversary of its existence. DataCite reached 72 million registered DOIs (with 20 million in 2024 alone). These were resolved 671,232,354 times, or over 21 times every second. …
