Data citation is highly recommended to provide reliable access to specific datasets, to provide credit to the data producers, and to fulfill some publisher requirements.
Citing Data
Include in your citation, when known:
Author/Principal Investigator: the person(s) or institution responsible for compiling the data
Title of data source
Year of publication
Edition or version number
Publisher or distributor: if data are archived, include the producer/distributor and location
URL, identifier (DOI), or other access location
Citation Software
Using citation software? No problem! Create entries for datasets as follows:
Endnote and Zotero: Use the reference type for "dataset."
