Identifier Type (Related resource, Related Publication)

Publications and other resources related to the dataset you are uploading can be identified using a unique code. The types of identifiers and their descriptions are given in the table below.

Unique ID Types Descriptions
ARK Archival Resource Key
URL designed to support long-term access to information objects.
arXiv arXiv identifier
arXiv.org is a repository of preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance.
bibcode Astrophysics Data System bibliographic codes; a standardized 19 character identifier according to the syntax yyyyjjjjjvvvvmppppa.
DOI Digital Object Identifier; a character string used to uniquely identify an object. A DOI name is divided into two parts, a prefix and a suffix, separated by a slash.
EAN13 European Article Number, now renamed International Article Number, but retaining the original acronym, is a 13-digit barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system.
EISSN Electronic International Standard Serial Number; ISSN used to identify periodicals in electronic form (eISSN or e- ISSN).
Handle A handle is an abstract reference to a resource.
IGSN International Geo Sample Number; a 9-digit alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies samples from our natural environment and related sampling features.
ISBN International Standard Book Number; a unique numeric book identifier. There are 2 formats: a 10-digit ISBN format and a 13-digit ISBN.
ISSN International Standard Serial Number; a unique 8-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication.
ISTC International Standard Text Code; a unique β€œnumber” assigned to a textual work. An ISTC consists of 16 numbers and/or letters.
LISSN The linking ISSN or ISSN-L enables collocation or linking among different media versions of a continuing resource.
LSID Life Science Identifiers; a unique identifier for data in the Life Science domain. 
PMID PubMed identifier; a unique number assigned to each PubMed record.
PURL Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. A PURL has three parts: (1) a protocol, (2) a resolver address, and (3) a name.
UPC Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology used for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits.
URL Uniform Resource Locator, also known as web address, is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource.
URN Uniform Resource Name; is a unique and persistent identifier of an electronic document. 
w3id Permanent identifier for Web applications. Mostly used to publish vocabularies and ontologies. The letters 'w3' stand for "World Wide Web".

 


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