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# Checklists and Resources
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## Checklist For Authors

- Pick out key datasets and software your conclusions rely on
- Cite data and software just like you would cite a paper
- Publish your own data/software and cite that too
- Get an [ORCID ID!](https://orcid.org/)

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## For Data Creators

- Deposit your data in a stable repository
- Get a persistent identifier (DOI) for your data
- Include an example citation in your dataset's README file

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## For Software Developers

- Deposit key version snapshots of your software in a stable repository
- Get a distinct persistent identifier for each key version
- Include an example citation in your software manual

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## Further Recommendation

- [DataCite Citation Guidance](https://datacite.org/cite-your-data.html)
- [FAIR data principles](https://www.force11.org/group/fairgroup/fairprinciples)
- [FORCE11 Data Citation principles](https://www.force11.org/datacitationprinciples)
- [FORCE11 Software Citation principles](https://www.force11.org/software-citation-principles)
- [Getting Started with your ORCID record](https://support.orcid.org/hc/en-us/articles/360006896894-Getting-started-with-your-ORCID-record)
- [Making software citeable](https://book.the-turing-way.org/communication/citable/citable-cite#citing-software)
- [OpenAIRE Guide on Person Identifiers](https://www.openaire.eu/how-can-identifiers-improve-the-dissemination-of-your-research-outputs)