Repository details

Smithsonian figshare

Name of repository
Smithsonian figshare
Additional name(s)
  • Smithsonian Research Data
  • The Smithsonian research repository
Repository URL
https://smithsonian.figshare.com/ResearchData
Subject(s)
Description
Smithsonian figshare is best for sharing data that need a DOI including those that underlie peer-reviewed publications; bounded datasets of mixed formats; or data that is periodically updated and needs to be versioned. See the Figshare Confluence site for more information.
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
844 datasets, 1.170 entries
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://library.si.edu/research/data-repositories
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (2)

Institution
Smithsonian Institute
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Smithsonian Libraries
Additional name(s)
  • Smithsonian Institution Libraries
  • SIL
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (3)

Policy Name
Terms and conditions
Policy Name
Smithsonian Research Data Management best practices
Policy Name
Smithsonian Data Archiving best practices

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • institutional membership

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Terms of Use Smithsonian Figshare for Institutions
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • figshare
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://www.si.edu/openaccess/faq
Author identifier system(s)
  • ORCID
Enhanced Publication
yes
Metric(s)
  • Usage statistics

Application programming interfaces (2)

Type
OAI-PMH
Url
https://api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=ListIdentifiers&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&set=portal_657
documentation
https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
Type
REST
Url
https://api.figshare.com/v2/articles?institution=657
documentation
https://docs.figshare.com/#figshare_documentation_api_description_feature_list

Metadata standards (2)

Metadata standard
DataCite Metadata Schema
Metadata standard
Dublin Core

Alerting services (1)

Type of alerting service
RSS

Remarks

Remarks
Smithsonian figshare uses Altmetric metrics.
Entry date
2020-03-09
Last update
2025-08-04
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re3data.org: Smithsonian figshare; editing status 2025-08-04; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQ5 last accessed: 2025-09-17