Status
Status
Following dataset status options are provided with different publication levels and consequences.
- published - approved by the author/PI and publicly available data set; citation includes a DOI (registered automatically 4 weeks after final editing, until then "registration in progress")
- in review (shown on dataset page as: in review) - data are potentially not validated/proofread by the author/PI and approved; DOI not yet registered
Unpublished data:
- questionable (shown on dataset landing page as: unpublished dataset) - author/PI are uncertain about the quality of the data; documentation is incomplete; DOI not registered.
- validated (shown on dataset landing page as: unpublished dataset) - approved by the author/PI; typically password protected; DOI not registered.
Protection / moratorium
For some datasets, the authors or projects request a password protection for a moratorium period of up to 2 years. This is typically the case if the dataset belongs to an on-going scientific project or if is related to a manuscript under review. If a dataset is password protected (access restricted), only those authors of the dataset with a PANGAEA login can access the data. Metadata are always public. PANGAEA users can contact the author with a request of sharing the data.
A temporary access link with an expiry date can be granted on request of the author. Such a link can be used to share the data with individuals or groups, for example co-authors or anonymous reviewers.
Dataset status and protection options overview
| No | Dataset options | Status | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Published & no access restriction | Dataset is final and fully citable, metadata and data open access | DOI registered, no major changes possible (except, for example, adding a reference to a related paper) |
| 2 | Published & access restricted | Dataset is final and fully citable, metadata available to the public, data not yet available to the public (moratorium) | DOI registered, no major changes possible (except, for example, adding a reference to a related paper) |
| 3 | In review & no access restriction | Citation preliminary, metadata and data available to the public (e.g. public review) | DOI not registered, changes/updates in metadata and data possible |
| 4 | In review & access restricted | Citation preliminary, metadata available to the public, data not available to the public (e.g. during article review) | DOI not registered, changes/updates in metadata and data possible |