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Include funding information in PublishedData

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Description

At DESY, one discussion point has been on identifying the funding source underpinning the creation of the data. Moreover, acknowledging funding is likely a common requirement.

The DataCite metadata schema (current v4.6) defines FundingReference to allow a DOI to capture this information.

This issue requests that SciCat adds support for acknowledging funding when minting a DOI. The suggestion is that SciCat follows the DataCite metadata schema when deciding on the MongoDB schema to support this.

The following is an example, taken from the DataCite metadata schema:

"fundingReferences": [
  {
    "awardUri": "https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/100180_en.html",
    "awardTitle": "MOTivational strength of ecosystem services and alternative ways to express the value of BIOdiversity",
    "funderName": "European Commission",
    "awardNumber": "282625",
    "funderIdentifier": "https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780",
    "funderIdentifierType": "Crossref Funder ID"
  },
  {
    "awardUri": "https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/100603_en.html",
    "awardTitle": "Institutionalizing global genetic-resource commons. Global Strategies for accessing and using essential public knowledge assets in the life sciences",
    "funderName": "European Commission",
    "awardNumber": "284382",
    "funderIdentifier": "https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780",
    "funderIdentifierType": "Crossref Funder ID"
  }
]

Please note that "Crossref Funder ID" is now deprecated in favour of using ROR.

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Research direction

Start by tracing PublishedData and the DOI-minting flow in the backend, then compare the required fields with DataCite metadata schema v4.6 FundingReference. Define how fundingReferences should be represented in MongoDB and included when minting a DOI. Done means SciCat accepts and preserves the funding information and emits it in the DOI metadata.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
mongodb, typescript
Domain
backend, database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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