Repository Criteria
The precondition to submit a manuscript for publication in Earth System Science Data (ESSD) and its scientific discussion forum Earth System Science Data Discussions (ESSDD) is that the data sets referenced in the manuscript are submitted to a long-term repository.
The following basic criteria have to be fulfilled under all circumstances:
- Persistent Identifier: The data sets have to have a digital object identifier, e.g. doi.
- Open Access: The data sets have to be available free of charge and without any barriers except a usual registration to get a login free-of-charge.
- Liberal Copyright: Anyone must be free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the data sets as long as he/she is giving credit to the original authors (equivalent to the Creative Commons Attribution License).
- Long-term Availability: The repository has to meet the highest standards to guarantee a long-term availability of the data sets and a permanent access.
Adequate Repositories
A list of adequate repositories will be published on this page in the near future. For the time being, the editors will carefully consider - for each article submitted - if the data repository can be considered qualified. If they come to a negative conclusion, they will discuss this issue with the author before publishing the manuscript as discussion paper in ESSDD.
