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
1<creators>
2 <creator>
3 <creatorName>Miller, John</creatorName>
4 </creator>
5 <creator>
6 <creatorName>Smith, Jane</creatorName>
7 <affiliation>OpenAIRE</affiliation>
8 <nameIdentifier nameIdentifierScheme="ISNI"
9 schemeURI="http://www.isni.org">
10 1422 4586 3573 0476
11 </nameIdentifier>
12 </creator>
13</creators>