‘Data citation: a guide to best practice’ is out!
 

Every day, millions of people search, publish, reuse and analyse data.
Very often, however, it is very difficult for users to find the
correct data. In this regard, correctly citing data is fundamental to
allow people around the world to make the best use of data. But how
should data be cited?

The recently published guide by the Publication Office of the European
Union, ‘Data citation: a guide to best practice
[https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/364fc65c-d653-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en]’,
includes recommendations and best practices on how to cite data.
Divided in three parts, this publication firstly addresses the
importance of good data citation and explores all its different
aspects. Subsequently, it focuses on how to create good citation,
presenting its components, styles and different formats. Lastly, the
guide offers additional information on specific differences with other
recommendations. 

In the annexes, at the end of the publication, the reader can find
visual materials such as checklists, diagrams and a list of citation
examples that can be very handy for a quick-reference.

For more information about this publication, you can check the
training on data.europa.eu academy
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy/data-citation-guide-best-practice-data-citation-citation-interoperability].
You will find there a webinar in which the author, Paul Jessop,
presents the study. 

On data.europa.eu, it is also possible to find a citation button at
the top right corner of each dataset page. This button provides the
citation in EU data citation, APA, Harvard and Vancouver referencing
styles, which can be easily copied to the clipboard.
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Publication Date/Time
2022-06-06T08:30:00+00:00
Discover recommendations and best practices on how to cite data