Endorsing the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles

Sponsors: Data Stewardship Committee
Topic: “Endorsing the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles”

The ESIP General Assembly,

Acknowledging the importance of accessible and reliable data to the processes of sound, reproducible scholarship and the role that data citation plays in ensuring this,

Noting that the global research community as a whole has not yet accepted that data should be considered legitimate, citable products of research, and

Reaffirming our commitment to the ESIP Data Citation Guidelines for Data Providers and Archives for Earth science data which not only acknowleges data in this role; but also provides detailed instructions for citing Earth science data,

Recognizing that ESIP endorsement of the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles could increase support for data citation within the global community,

Endorses the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles which, while a very high level statement about data citation, is entirely consistent with the ESIP Data Citation Guidelines for Data Providers and Archives.