ROR in DataCite DOIs

As of v4.3 (released in Aug 2019), the DataCite metadata schema supports ROR IDs in fundingReference and creator/contributor affiliation fields for all resource types.

ROR IDs are supported in DataCite's Fabrica form, as well as the MDS API and REST API.

When retrieving DOIs with the REST API, you'll need to add the parameter &affiliation=true to receive affiliation details in the response. See DataCite's support site for more information.

Example: Creator/contributor affiliation

Below are examples showing just the creator and contributor sections for a DataCite DOI. For the full XML, see the example with affiliation file linked from the latest DataCite metadata schema documentation.

• affiliation element is repeatable, to support multiple affiliations for a given creator/contributor

	Carberry, Josiah
	Josiah
	Carberry
	0000-0002-1825-0097
	Brown University
	Wesleyan University

  
  Starr, Joan
  Joan
  Starr
  0000-0002-7285-027X
  California Digital Library
  

Example: Funding reference

Below is an example showing just the fundingReference section for a DataCite DOI.

• fundingReference element is repeatable, to support describing multiple funding sources

  
    European Commission
    https://ror.org/00k4n6c32
    282625
    MOTivational strength of ecosystem services and alternative ways to express the value of BIOdiversity
    
  
    European Commission
    https://ror.org/00k4n6c32
    284382
    Institutionalizing global genetic-resource commons. Global Strategies for accessing and using essential public knowledge assets in the life sciences
  

For more details see DataCite's schema documentation at https://schema.datacite.org (also available on the DataCite support site)