Last version: 2024-09-03
The OpenAIRE Graph is an open resource that aggregates a collection of research data properties (metadata, links) available within the OpenAIRE Open Science infrastructure for funders, organizations, researchers, research communities and publishers. It is made available via datasets published on Zenodo and searchable via OpenAIRE EXPLORE.
| Name | OpenAIRE Graph |
|---|---|
| Website | https://graph.openaire.eu/ |
| Owner | OpenAIRE AMKE |
| Owner type | Non-profit Partnership (NPP) |
| Owner country | EU (legal location Greece) |
| Launch year | 2010 |
| Scope | Any |
| Number of items | 176 M publications |
| Access for index users | Free |
| Access for index data providers | Free |
| Documentation | Guidelines for repository managers: https://openaire-guidelines-for-literature-repository-managers.readthedocs.io/en/v4.0.0/ |
| Application form for providers | https://provide.openaire.eu/home |
| Content type | Articles, datasets, software |
|---|---|
| Content language | Any |
| Content geographical provenance | Any |
| Indexing level for publications | Articles |
| Full text | Link to the full text if the publication is in Open Access and the data source gives their consent |
| Index sources | Institutional/Thematic repositories Aggregators Journal/publisher archives Institutional/National CRIS systems Metadata catalogues Scholarly communication sources (e.g. Crossref, Datacite, ORCID, DOAJ) Full list of data sources here: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/find/dataproviders |
| Supported standards | Datacite, Dublin Core |
| Contact Address for Providers | https://www.openaire.eu/helpdesk |
| Bibliodiversity support | Metadata is available in many different languages like Japanese, Russian and Indonesian. The website is only in english. The search works also on non-english metadata, with some difficulties on logographic or complex alphabets like chinese and japanese |
Additional services:
OpenAIRE EXPLORE (A comprehensive and open dataset of research information)
https://explore.openaire.eu/
OpenAIRE CONNECT (An overlay platform to share, link, disseminate and monitor publications)
https://connect.openaire.eu/
OpenAIRE MONITOR (A tool to discover, track and understand trends and impact pathways for organizations)
https://monitor.openaire.eu/
OpenAIRE PROVIDE (Service for content providers to interact with OpenAIRE)
https://provide.openaire.eu/home
OpenAIRE Broker (Service for content providers to complete and enrich metadata of their registered scholarly works)
https://catalogue.openaire.eu/service/openaire.broker/overview
OpenAIRE UsageCounts (Service that collects and aggregates usage data from Open Science content providers repositories, journals, and other scientific data sources.)
https://usagecounts.openaire.eu/
Zenodo (universal repository of all research outcomes)
https://zenodo.org/
If the publications are not already stored in OpenAIRE’s data source (full list of data sources here: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/find/dataproviders), the main option is to register the data source via OpenAIRE PROVIDE (https://provide.openaire.eu/). The data source must be compliant with the OpenAIRE guidelines (https://guidelines.openaire.eu/).
Data Collection process
Upon submission by OpenAire PROVIDE
Automatic collection of metadata via OAI-PMH and REST APIs. The metadata provided need to follow OpenAIRE guidelines: https://guidelines.openaire.eu/en/latest/
Editorial Minimum Requirements
None.
Technical Minimum Requirements
Metadata Standard
Datacite
Dublin Core
Metadata File Format
XML (for data collection)
Metadata Mandatory Fields
Title
Creator
Publication Date
Publication Type
Resource identifier
Access Rights
Contributor (if applicable)
Funding reference (if applicable)
Embargo (if applicable)
Publisher (if applicable)
Language (if applicable)
Description/abstract (if applicable)
Subject (if applicable)
File location (if applicable)
Technical Additional Specifications
Metadata Recommended Fields
Alternate identifier
Related Identifier
Format
Source
License Condition
Coverage
Ressource Version
Citation Title
Citation Volume
Citation Issue
Citation Start Page
Citation End Page
Citation Edition
Citation Conference Place
Citation Conference Date
SEO/UX Requirements
None