Publish your Dataset

Learn how to initiate a metadata review, receive a DOI, and make your data accessible to the public.

By publishing a dataset, you are making your data publicly available on the ESS-DIVE main search page for search and download. After publishing a dataset, the metadata and files cannot be private again.

Manage Publication Button

Every dataset must be assigned a DOI and reviewed by the ESS-DIVE team before it can be published. Datasets can be published from the dataset landing page using the Manage Publication button (Figure 1). Clicking this button opens the Manage Dataset window (Figure 2), which is your hub for requesting publication, reserving DOIs, and getting more information on where you are in the publication process.

Your dataset will remain in the default statuses (draft with no DOI added) until you trigger a publication action using the Manage Dataset window. The statuses will change as you move through the process.

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Publication Options

Most datasets follow the default publication process and receive a new DOI after the dataset is reviewed and published by ESS-DIVE. However, to accommodate individual publication timelines and workflows, ESS-DIVE's publication management tool gives you options to:

  • Publish with New DOI (default option)

  • Reserve a New DOI before Publication

  • Publish with an Existing DOI

Explore Publication Options

Publish with New DOI

You and your team have finalized your dataset and are ready to request publication and receive a new DOI once the dataset has been reviewed and approved. This is our most common use case and is the most straightforward path.

Your dataset DOI will be assigned once you have completed the publication review and the dataset has been approved for publication by ESS-DIVE.


Is this right for my dataset?

  • You need a new DOI for your dataset, but it is not urgent

  • You have finalized your dataset, and are ready for dataset review

  • You can make any requested changes before receiving a DOI

    • This process is expected to take up to three weeks, depending on responsiveness


Step-by-step instructions:

Request Publication


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