Citations of data may vary in style, but should include as much information as needed to identify the data reference.
How to cite data
- Author/Principal Investigator/Data Creator
- Release Date/Year of Publication – year of release, for a completed dataset
- Title of Data Source – formal title of the dataset
- Version/Edition Number – the version of the dataset used in the study
- Format of the Data – physical format of the data
- Archive and/or Distributor – the location that holds the dataset
- Locator or Identifier - includes Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Author(s), Year, Dataset Title, Data Repository or Archive, Version, DOI or URL.
- APA example: Author. (Year). Dataset title. (Publisher; Version or Identifier) [Data set]. DOI
- Dryad example: Author (Year). Data from: article name. Dryad Digital Repository. DOI: DOI number.
- FigShare example: Author (Year). Dataset Title. figshare. Data type. DOI. Version
How to get a DOI for your data
MD Anderson staff can contact the Research Medical Library and request a DOI.
