Data must be cited correctly, following a specific citation format, and must appear alongside the other bibliographic references in the resulting publication. DOI Citation Formatter is a service provided by DataCite that automatically generates citations in the style of your choice based on the DOI assigned to the data.

Citing research data will allow you to:

• Easily identify the data and correctly attribute it to its creator

• Reuse the data easily and, furthermore, verify it

• Track the impact the data may have

• Create an academic framework that recognises and rewards data producers.