Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)
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Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER_Citations Table -- Version 2.3
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MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
P 1 Citation Name er_citation_name Text Required Formal citation including its year of publication Examples are: Hart et al. 1999, Hart & Staudigel 1999, This Study
2 Long Authors long_authors Text Required Complete author string Examples are: Hart, S.R., Blusztajn, J. and Meyer, P.S.
3 Citation Year year Text Required Year of publication Examples are: Number in the "yyyy" format, where 2001a and 2001b are allowed
4 Citation DOI doi Text Optional DOI number Examples are: 10.1029/2002GC000343
5 Citation ISSN issn Text Optional ISSN number Examples are: 1525-2027
6 Citation Title title Text Recommended Paper title or chapter title in a book Examples are: No period required at end of title
E 7 Citation Type citation_type Text Recommended Citation type Examples are: Journal, Book, Edited Book, Serial Book, Abstract, Ph.D. Thesis
N 8 Journal journal Text Recommended Journal name Examples are: Always use non-abbreviated journal names
9 Citation Volume volume Text Recommended Volume of the journal, conference proceeding or serial book Examples are: 34A or 101(4)
10 Citation Pages pages Text Recommended Page range or total number of pages in a book Examples are: 2,345-2,367 or 123
11 Book Title book_title Text Recommended Book title Examples are: No period required at end of title
12 Book Editors book_editors Text Recommended Book editors Examples are: Hart, S.R., Blusztajn, J. and Meyer, P.S.
13 Book Publisher publisher Text Recommended Publisher name Examples are: Kluwer Academics
14 Publisher City city Text Recommended Publisher city Examples are: Dordrecht, the Netherlands
15 Citation Keywords keywords Text Optional Colon-delimited list of keywords Examples are: Seamount, Alkali basalt, Hotspot
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.0
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