Zenodo

Zenodo#

Description#

Zenodo is a general-purpose repository for research documents funded and operated by CERN and the EU. It can archive data, code, as well as publications, presentations, and more. For each of these records, metadata can be added, and a DOI is automatically assigned. If necessary, access to documents can also be restricted by requiring prior permission of the author or by applying a embargo period.

The site is available here: https://zenodo.org/

Zenodo also allows records to be linked to communities to create collections of documents related to a project, a team, or a specific topic. Below is a non-exhaustive list of Zenodo communities in which the IGE is involved

Uses#

There are four main, closely related, and complementary uses of Zenodo:

  • Archiving a PDF of an article (using its journal DOI) to create a backup independent of the journal and to add metadata, corrections, and links to other documents.

  • Archiving data, observations, models, comparisons, or figures from an article.

  • Archiving code, a library, or notebooks related to a data pre- or post-processing program, a model, run parameterizations, or used to generate figures for an article.

  • Archive and make publicly available a presentation, poster, or figure. Each of these uses allows you to obtain a DOI that can then be cited anywhere, either by you or by others who use it. These links are important for increasing the visibility and discoverability of your research work.

How to Get Started#

  1. Log in: You can log in to Zenodo using your ORCID; this is recommended and will allow you to create one if you don’t already have one (very useful for unambiguously linking a work to its authors).

  2. Creation: Create a new record by clicking “New upload.”

  3. Upload: Add your files—note that the limit per record is 50 GB (you can create multiple records for larger files)—ideally in a single, uncompressed archive (Zip).

  4. Annotation: Fill out your record’s metadata; detailed and comprehensive information is ideal, but make sure to include at least the essentials:

    • Resource type: Publication – Journal article / Dataset / Software / Presentation

    • Title: Title of the article, library, or poster

    • Authors: Be sure to add the ORCIDs of the authors mentioned; this is important

    • Description: This can be the article’s abstract, the code’s README, or a contextual explanation for a dataset

    • License: By default, it’s CC-BY-4.0, which is fine; if you (also) have code, add (or replace by) an MIT license

    • Grants: Be sure to include at least European funding sources; national and private sources can sometimes be a hassle to fill out.

    • Related work: Include other DOIs related to this document, codes, data used, etc. This is also a very important aspect of metadata that drastically increases the visibility of related but essential work!

  5. Management: If needed, add an access restriction or embargo period, but keep in mind that research should be as open as possible and only as restricted as necessary.

All set! You can publish right away or generate a preview link to share first. You can add one or more communities to your post after it’s published, in the “Communities” menu on the right.

Notable Communities#

The lab operates or contributes to the following Zenodo communities: