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Each citation on the repository is made consists of a range of metadata that describes the research output. Before you start to add your citation it is worth making sure you have as much information as possible to make the submission easier and quicker.
Whilst it's not essential to complete every field the more metadata you add the more opportunities people have to find your research when searching on the internet or the repository itself.
These are some of the key fields you will need to have metadata for.
| Language |
The language that the output has been written in |
| Title |
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| Authors |
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| Other titles |
For example: title of a book, conference paper |
| Date of Issue |
The date the output was published or made public |
| Publisher |
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| Citation |
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| Abstract |
Where possible write a short abstract as this can enhance the visibility of your research. |
| Identifiers |
ISSN or ISBN for example |
| Additional links |
For example to the publishers website. Include the http:// |
| Description |
Any further information about the research |
| Subject keywords |
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| JACS code |
The subject code that best describes your research. |
| Series / Report Number |
I |
| Sponsors |
Details of the sponsors of your research (grant funding for example) |
| Full text options |
A key feature of the repository is the ability to add and archive the full text of your research output depending on the publisher copyright requirements. The University of Bedfordshire repository aims where possible to include full text with the citation. Please check what your publisher will allow by checking the publisher copyright policies on the RoMEO database (http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/) |
