Research Data Citation for the IVS: Data Repositories and Persistent Identifiers

Abstract:  Data producers often do not receive sufficient credit for their work. A solution is provided via data citation, with data repositories and persistent identifiers fulfilling an important role towards this—it supports Wilkinson’s FAIR data principles and has rapidly become a key practice in research and scholarly publication. The IVS data providers also experience an increasing requirement to provide data usage statistics to operating institutions and funders. Data citation principles are summarized and recommendations for the implementation of these principles for IVS-generated datasets and products are presented.