Data citation
Citing a dataset as a source in its own right, with its own authors, title, version, repository, and DOI.
Datasets are citable outputs. A data citation names the creators, the title, the version, the repository, and the DOI — version especially, because datasets are corrected and extended, and an analysis is only reproducible against the version it used.
Citing data properly credits the people who produced it and lets a reader re-run your work. Most styles now define a dataset reference type explicitly, and many journals require deposit in a repository with a DOI as a condition of publication.
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See also
Supplementary materialFiles published alongside an article — data, code, extended methods, extra figures — hosted with it but outside the main text.DOI (Digital Object Identifier)A permanent identifier for a document — usually a journal article — that resolves to its current location no matter how many times the publisher moves it.Software citationCiting a program, package, or model as a source, including its version and — where the authors provide one — their preferred citation.