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Zotero does not currently have a dataset item type, but recent developments in the academic community have introduced a demand for collecting, storing, and citing dataset metadata. CSL has already introduced a dataset item type and Zotero is likely to add this item type as well, but no ETA is currently known. In the mean time, due to the interest in this item type, Zotero translators may import metadata for datasets and store it under a different item type. Following some discussion we're establishing the following guidelines that should make the imported metadata most usable in its current state and facilitate smooth transition into a dedicated item type once it is introduced. The table was update to match also another more current discussion.
Item Type
Until a more fitting item type becomes available, datasets should be imported as “journalArticle”. This item type allows datasets to store DOIs, which are starting to be very common for both published datasets and figures within papers.
In order to distinguish dataset items from regular journal articles inside Zotero, the following should be added on a separate line into the “extra” field.
itemType: dataset
Data Fields
The following data field mappings should be applied
| Dataset Field | Zotero Field | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Authors | creators/author | |
| Data title | title | |
| Dataset title | publicationTitle | |
| Date | date | |
| Version | extra/version | e.g. {:version: 4} on separate line. Do not include if version is 1 |
| Globally Unique ID | callNumber | |
| Data repository | archive | |
| Data repository ID | archiveLocation | |
| DOI | DOI | |
| URL | url | |
| License | rights | |
| Resource Type | extra/medium | e.g. {:medium: Data set with code book} |