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DataCite Metadata Schema

Metadata Model Scholarly openly published

The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of core metadata properties chosen for an accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions....

DataCite, from their own opening paragraph

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Model Details
Steward DataCite
Origin International Germany
Layer Metadata Model
Domain Scholarly
Status live
Access Openly published
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How I know this

Compiled for the API Evangelist data model catalog, then confirmed against the steward's own site.

Confirmed 2026-08-11

Evidence: name evidence 2/2. Found something wrong? Tell me — corrections are cheap and I would rather be right.

Modernity Profile
65.4 Modernizing
Access Open
Assessed 81.0% of the rubric

A separate measure from the Kin Score, which rates API providers. This rates how current a standard is in how it is expressed, published and paid for — not how good it is. EDIFACT and X12 score low here and move an enormous share of world trade.

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