Publishing Research Data and Software: Practical Guidelines for Versioning with DataCite

In this article, Hamideh Hajiabadi (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) explains how to structure versioning across time (updates), space (forks and variants), subsets, and multiple formats. Drawing on RDA principles and DataCite metadata, the guide turns complex versioning decisions into clear, practical steps. With concrete scenarios and examples, it helps researchers create datasets, software, and workflows that remain traceable and verifiable across their entire lifecycle.

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