Working Group Recommendation Complex Citation Working Group Recommendation

Review Status: Endorsed

The current scholarly communication landscape does not easily support the ability for an author to cite a large number of existing data and other digital objects[1] in their manuscript in a way that enables credit for each object as well as the provenance needed for transparency and traceability. Funders commonly require accurate identification of the datasets and other digital objects used to support research findings. In some disciplines this can mean hundreds to millions of digital object citations. The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Complex... View More

January 3, 2025