Editor

Data editors (also known as data curators) are employed in projects or institutes to archive its data output. Within the flow of data from the source to the published item, the data editor plays a key role in the archiving process. In the beginning, editors are trained by the editor in chief in the use of the editorial system, the workflow, regulations and policy. Editors are responsible for data ingest only and are not operators of the PANGAEA system itself. Active editors are listed on the personnel page.

Editors
 * should be scientists with an expertise in the scientific field of the data source,


 * keep the project members informed about data policy and workflow,
 * promote data flow into a sustainable form
 * publish new data products, compiled from the deliverables of the project as data reports (e.g. WDC-MARE Reports) or as data publications (e.g. in ESSD),
 * assure the documentation of the data deliverable in the projects final report via a citation list with DOIs to the datasets.

Editors are responsible for:
 * data flow from the project partners, work packages, authors and investigators,
 * completeness of metadata, i.e. the documentation for each dataset,
 * assure data consistency, validity, and availability on the Internet,
 * the accuracy of a data set in terms of technical quality; (the scientific quality is in the responsibility of the authors).

After import, the editor has to
 * inform the Data Submitter about data availability,
 * ask for proofread,
 * make corrections until the data set is in agreement with the Data Submitter requirements,
 * define a password protection on request for a moratorium period.