How to Cite a Dataset

Datasets get the author, year, title, repository and DOI, which most repositories list under "Cite this dataset". Examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature, ASA, APSA, OSCOLA, the Bluebook and AGLC4 are below, each produced by the generator itself.

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APA 7th edition

References entry

Fisher, R. A. (1988). Iris [Dataset]. UCI Machine Learning Repository. https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76

In-text citation

(Fisher, 1988)
MLA 9th edition

Works Cited entry

Fisher, R. A. “Iris.” UCI Machine Learning Repository, 1988, https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76.

In-text citation

(Fisher)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

Fisher, R. A. “Iris.” UCI Machine Learning Repository, 1988. https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76.

Footnote

R. A. Fisher, “Iris,” UCI Machine Learning Repository, 1988, https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76.

Later footnotes

Fisher, “Iris.”
Chicago 18th edition (author-date)

References entry

Fisher, R. A. 1988. “Iris.” UCI Machine Learning Repository. https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76.

In-text citation

(Fisher 1988)
Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Reference list entry

Fisher, R.A. (1988) ‘Iris’. UCI Machine Learning Repository. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76.

In-text citation

(Fisher, 1988)
IEEE

References entry

[1] R. A. Fisher, “Iris.” UCI Machine Learning Repository, 1988. doi: 10.24432/C56C76.

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[1]
Vancouver (NLM)

References entry

1. Fisher RA. Iris. UCI Machine Learning Repository; 1988. doi:10.24432/C56C76

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(1)
AMA 11th edition

References entry

1. Fisher RA. Iris. Published online 1988. doi:10.24432/C56C76

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1
ACS

References entry

(1) Fisher, R. A. Iris, 1988. https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76

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1
Nature

References entry

1. Fisher, R. A. Iris. UCI Machine Learning Repository https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76 (1988).

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1
ASA 7th edition

References entry

Fisher, R. A. 1988. “Iris.” UCI Machine Learning Repository. doi:10.24432/C56C76.

In-text citation

(Fisher 1988)
APSA

Reference List entry

Fisher, R. A. 1988. “Iris.” doi:10.24432/C56C76.

In-text citation

(Fisher 1988)
OSCOLA

Bibliography entry

Fisher RA, ‘Iris’ <https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76>

Footnote

RA Fisher, ‘Iris’ <https://doi.org/10.24432/C56C76>.

Later footnotes

Fisher (n 1).
Bluebook

Bibliography entry

R. A. Fisher, Iris, (1988).

Footnote

R. A. Fisher, Iris, (1988).

Later footnotes

Fisher, supra note 1.
AGLC4

Bibliography entry

Fisher, R. A., Iris (Dataset, UCI Machine Learning Repository, 1988)

Footnote

R. A. Fisher, Iris (Dataset, UCI Machine Learning Repository, 1988).

Later footnotes

Fisher (n 1).

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    At minimum: author or organisation, date published, dataset title, repository or publisher. Repositories such as Zenodo, Dryad, Figshare and the UCI repository show a DOI on the dataset page.

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    Citations are formatted by citeproc-js by Frank Bennett (CPAL-1.0, or AGPL-1.0), the engine behind Zotero and Mendeley, running the official Citation Style Language styles (10,863 styles, commit 2e93558) and locales (commit a89adec), used under CC BY-SA 3.0. AGLC4 citations use the LexIntellect AGLC4 engine, checked against the Guide's worked examples. Always check a citation against the manual or your institution's guide before you submit.