Contribution types

Contributions to the creation and management of data objects and studies can come from both individuals and organisations in a variety of ways, and this table lists the contribution types that can be referenced.

In the listing below, types 11 through 31 are all listed as types by DataCite, and the names and descriptions are therefore identical to those in DataCite. The only difference is that type 11, Creator, is a separate data field in DataCite, but in the MDR it is just another contributor type.

Types 32 through to 71 were added by ECRIN to reflect contribution types specific to clinical research. Type 72 is an additional type found in Pubmed citations.

In general, the contributions to a study will also be contributors (indirectly) to the data objects generated from that system. The MDR therefore includes mechanisms to automatically transfer contributor records from a study to the linked associated data objects. The current contributor types are listed below: