If you need to store your research data in a data repository, you have several options:
- General data repositories
- Domain-specific data repositories - recommended
- Institutional data repositories
The repository should assign a DOI identifier to the dataset, allow setting of data access (open x closed data), selection of license for further use of the data (e.g. Creative Commons: CC BY).
Zenodo
Zenodo is a general repository created by OpenAIRE and CERN. In addition to research data, articles, code, posters and presentations can also be stored in Zenodo. Files up to 50 GB can be uploaded, for larger files an agreement is required. The repository can assign a DOI identifier to the results. The results can be licensed under a Creative Commons license.
The metadata follows DataCite's Metadata Schema standard. Metadata can be exported to formats: MARCXML, Dublin Core, DataCite, DCAT, JSON-LD (Schema.org). The repository does not have a Core Trust Seal certificate, because under current rules this certificate cannot be assigned to general repositories. Nevertheless, the Zenodo repository is considered trustworthy by funders.
National Data Repository
The National Data Repository is operated by CESNET and is still in pilot operation. In the future, it will be one of the main repositories of research data in the Czech Republic within the National Repository Platform. Control of stored records is managed by the National Technical Library. The size of the dataset is limited to 500 GB. The dataset is assigned a DOI identifier. The results can be licensed under a Creative Commons license.
Harvard Dataverse
Harvard Dataverse is a data repository, it can be used by researchers in any field, most of the records are from the Social Sciences. Files up to 1 TB can be uploaded. Datasets are assigned a DOI identifier. The metadata meets the standards of Dublin Core, DataCite, OpenAIRE, etc. The results can be licensed under a Creative Commons license.
Figshare
It is a data repository from Digital Science, part of the Springer Nature portfolio. Files up to 20 GB can be uploaded. Datasets are assigned a DOI identifier by Data Cite. The results can be licensed under a Creative Commons license. Metadata is according to the DataCite standard. Figshare is considered a trusted repository and is ISO 27001 certified.
Dryad
The repository contains research data mainly from the life and medical sciences. You can upload a file up to 300 GB (up to 50 GB for free). Datasets are assigned a DOI identifier. The results can be licensed under a Creative Commons license.
Czech Social Science Data Archive
Long-term preservation and access to social science research data. Data storage is based on a contract between the data producer and the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (of which the CSSDA is a part). The repository is Core Trust Seal certified. Research data will be assigned a DOI identifier.
LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ
Domain repository for linguistic data and tools, built by the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics of MFF UK. The repository grants a Handle identifier and allows you to select a license for the data.
- Journal PLOS One
- Publisher Springer Nature
- Springer Nature, journal Scientific Data
- Journal Data in Brief from Elsevier