{"id":334,"date":"2025-12-18T17:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=334"},"modified":"2026-03-01T23:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:54:17","slug":"citing-a-data-set","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/citing-a-data-set\/","title":{"raw":"Citing a Data Set","rendered":"Citing a Data Set"},"content":{"raw":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/data-re-use-and-citation\/\">Previous Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Lesson 12 of 16<\/h4>\r\n<h3>When you are writing, check the style guide to which you are adhering (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver) for how data sets should be cited.<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">DataCite, a nonprofit organization that provides persistent identifiers, also provides data citation guidelines.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datacite.org\/cite-your-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Data citations should include:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The data set creator<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Publication date<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Title<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Publisher (repository name)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Persistent identifier (e.g., DOI) or URL<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Version\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Note that some data sets may have version numbers. It\u2019s important to cite the version of the data you have used if there is one.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Date accessed (this may be optional in some citation styles)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Example citations:<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-300x96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1153\" height=\"369\" \/>\r\n\r\n<sub>This lesson is adapted from Cornell University\u2019s Research Data Management Service Group\u2019s webpage,\u00a0<em>Data Citation<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data.research.cornell.edu\/content\/data-citation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/data.research.cornell.edu\/content\/data-citation<\/a>. Licensed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC-BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/sub>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/video-coming-full-circle-with-data\/\">Next Lesson<\/a><\/h4>","rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/data-re-use-and-citation\/\">Previous Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Lesson 12 of 16<\/h4>\n<h3>When you are writing, check the style guide to which you are adhering (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver) for how data sets should be cited.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">DataCite, a nonprofit organization that provides persistent identifiers, also provides data citation guidelines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datacite.org\/cite-your-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Data citations should include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The data set creator<\/li>\n<li>Publication date<\/li>\n<li>Title<\/li>\n<li>Publisher (repository name)<\/li>\n<li>Persistent identifier (e.g., DOI) or URL<\/li>\n<li>Version\n<ul>\n<li>Note that some data sets may have version numbers. It\u2019s important to cite the version of the data you have used if there is one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Date accessed (this may be optional in some citation styles)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Example citations:<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-300x96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1153\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-1024x327.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-65x21.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-225x72.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM-350x112.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-2.41.06-AM.png 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><sub>This lesson is adapted from Cornell University\u2019s Research Data Management Service Group\u2019s webpage,\u00a0<em>Data Citation<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data.research.cornell.edu\/content\/data-citation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/data.research.cornell.edu\/content\/data-citation<\/a>. 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