At Data Planet, we follow the lead of DataCite, a global network of dataset researchers, whose goal, as stated on their website, is “to help make data more accessible and more useful; our purpose is to develop and support methods to locate, identify and cite data and other research objects.”
Toward that end, Data Planet utilizes Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs). DOIs are assigned to each DataSheet created. The DOI ensures that the same version of the data and infographic can be retrieved at any point in future. For more on DOIs, click here .
DataCite recommends the following elements be included in a citation to a dataset:
Creator (PublicationYear). Title. Version. Publisher [or Distributor]. (ResourceType.) Identifier
All DataSheets created in Data Planet include a citation in the DataCite preferred format:
Example:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2018-04-06). Main Economic Indicators (MEI): Finance | Country: Argentina | Indicator ID: CCUS, 01/1959 - 12/2017. Data Planet™ Statistical Datasets: A SAGE Publishing Resource. (dataset). Dataset-ID: 062-003-004. https://doi.org/10.6068/DP163F9ED671E6