2. Creator (M)¶

The main researchers involved in producing the data, or the authors of the publication, in priority order (occurrences: 1-n).

Allowed values, examples, other constraints

May be a corporate/institutional or personal name. Note: DataCite infrastructure supports up to between 8000 - 10000 names. For name lists above that size, consider attribution via linking to the related metadata.

2.1 creatorName (M)¶

The name of the creator (occurrences: 1).

Allowed values, examples, other constraints

Examples: Smith, John; Miller, Elizabeth

The personal name format should be: family, given. Non-roman names may be transliterated according to the ALA-LC schemes.

2.2 nameIdentifier (R)¶

Uniquely identifies an individual or legal entity, according to various schemes (occurrences: 0-1).

Allowed values, examples, other constraints

The format is dependent upon scheme.

Note

OpenAIRE recommends including a nameIdentifier such as an ORCID or a ISNI if available.

2.2.1 nameIdentifierScheme (R)¶

The name of the name identifier scheme (occurrences: 1).

Allowed values, examples, other constraints

If nameIdentifier is used, nameIdentifierScheme is mandatory. Examples: ORCID, ISNI,

2.2.2 schemeURI (R)¶

The URI of the name identifier scheme (occurrences: 0-1).

Allowed values, examples, other constraints

Examples:

2.3 affiliation (R)¶

The organizational or institutional affiliation of the creator (occurrences: 0-n).

Allowed values, examples, other constraints

Free text.

Example¶

<creators>
 <creator>
  <creatorName>Miller, John</creatorName>
 </creator>
 <creator>
  <creatorName>Smith, Jane</creatorName>
  <affiliation>OpenAIRE</affiliation>
  <nameIdentifier nameIdentifierScheme="ISNI"
                  schemeURI="http://www.isni.org">
   1422 4586 3573 0476
  </nameIdentifier>
 </creator>
</creators>