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Contributor

Element

jpcoar:contributor
Usage:
R (Recommended)
Occurrence:
0-N (Repeatable: expect mandatory term)

Attribute

contributorType
Usage:
R (Recommended)
Occurrence:
0-1 (Non-repeatable: except mandatory term)
Controlled Vocabularies
  • ContactPerson
    -
  • DataCollector
    -
  • DataCurator
    -
  • DataManager
    -
  • Distributor
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  • Editor
    -
  • HostingInstitution
    -
  • Producer
    -
  • ProjectLeader
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  • ProjectManager
    -
  • ProjectMember
    -
  • RelatedPerson
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  • Researcher
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  • ResearchGroup
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  • Sponsor
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  • Supervisor
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  • WorkPackageLeader
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  • Other
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Usage Instructions

  • An individual or organisation responsible for contributing to the development of the resource. 
  • For 'contributorType', select and enter an appropriate role from the following controlled vocabularies. If there is no appropriate role, select 'Other'.

Recommended Examples

<jpcoar:contributor contributorType="Editor">
    <jpcoar:nameIdentifier nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID" 
        nameIdentifierURI="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-0002-0003">
        0000-0001-0002-0003
    </jpcoar:nameIdentifier> 
    <jpcoar:contributorName xml:lang="ja">山田, 一郎</jpcoar:contributorName>
    <jpcoar:contributorName xml:lang="en">Yamada, Ichiro</jpcoar:contributorName> 
    <jpcoar:contributorName xml:lang="ja-Kana">ヤマダ, イチロウ</jpcoar:contributorName>
    <jpcoar:familyName xml:lang="ja">山田</jpcoar:familyName>
    <jpcoar:givenName xml:lang="ja">一郎</jpcoar:givenName>
    <jpcoar:affiliation> 
        <jpcoar:nameIdentifier nameIdentifierScheme="ROR">https://ror.org/057zh3y96</jpcoar:nameIdentifier>
        <jpcoar:affiliationName xml:lang="ja">東京大学</jpcoar:affiliationName>
        <jpcoar:affiliationName xml:lang="en">The University of Tokyo</jpcoar:affiliationName>
    </jpcoar:affiliation>
</jpcoar:contributor>

 Examples of research data (data managing organization)

<jpcoar:contributor@contributorType="HostingInstitution">
    <jpcoar:nameIdentifier@nameIdentifierScheme="ROR">https://ror.org/03599d813</jpcoar:nameIdentifier>
    <jpcoar:contributorName xml:lang="ja" nameType="Organizational">お茶の水女子大学</jpcoar:contributorName>
    <jpcoar:contributorName xml:lang="en" nameType="Organizational">Ochanomizu University</jpcoar:contributorName>
</jpcoar:contributor>