How to Cite a Dataset

Research data, databases, and data repositories.

What You'll Need

Dataset Title
Short title
Author(s)/Creator(s)
Publication Date
Publisher/Repository
Version
DOI
URL
Date Accessed

Look for a DOI or persistent identifier in the repository metadata. Note the version number and your access date, as datasets may be updated.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
Menne, M. J., Durre, I., Korzeniewski, B., McNeill, S., Thomas, K., Yin, X., Anthony, S., Ray, R., Vose, R. S., Gleason, B. E., & Houston, T. G. (2012). Global historical climatology network - Daily (GHCN-Daily) (Version 3) [Dataset]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5D21VHZ
In-text (Menne et al., 2012)
MLA 9th edition
Menne, Matthew J., et al. “Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily).” Version 3, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 24 Sept. 2012, https://doi.org/10.7289/V5D21VHZ.
In-text (Menne et al.)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Menne, Matthew J., Imke Durre, Bryant Korzeniewski, et al. “Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily).” Version 3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, September 24, 2012. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5D21VHZ.
Footnote Matthew J. Menne et al., “Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily),” version 3, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, September 24, 2012, https://doi.org/10.7289/V5D21VHZ.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
Menne, M.J. et al. (2012) ‘Global historical climatology network - Daily (GHCN-Daily)’. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7289/V5D21VHZ.
In-text (Menne et al., 2012)
IEEE
[1]
M. J. Menne et al., “Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily).” NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Sep. 24, 2012. doi: 10.7289/V5D21VHZ.
In-text [1]

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

Vancouver
1.
Menne MJ, Durre I, Korzeniewski B, McNeill S, Thomas K, Yin X, et al. Global historical climatology network - Daily (GHCN-Daily). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; 2012.
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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