Submission Guidelines
Data can be contributed to the Astromaterials Data Archive in any format, but needs to be documented with relevant information regarding the analytical data quality. Please confirm that your dataset follows the below requirements and suggestions. Incomplete datasets will take longer to process and publish. File Format Data & Metadata References Title Your dataset title must contain concise and descriptive information about the content of the dataset (the “what” and “where”, for example “Petrography, major and trace element compositions, and Ar isotopic ages for 30 impact glasses from Apollo 16 regolith 66031”). If submitting data from a publication, the dataset title may be the same as your publication title, but likely will be different since your AstroRepo dataset will paint a different story than your full publication. Abstract Your abstract must describe in full sentences the measurements, location, and purpose of the dataset. Avoid abbreviations and acronyms and include relevant keywords, for example “This dataset contains photographs, size characteristics, major and trace element concentrations, and argon isotopic data with ages for a suite of 30 regolith impact glasses from Apollo 16 soil 66031. The purpose of the dataset is to document characteristics that allow relationships between age and compositions of lunar impact glasses to be investigated.”. By default, the release date is set to the date after the submission date. If this is not desirable, you may select a release date within the next two years. Every approved Astromaterials Data Archive dataset receives a DOI and is searchable in the Archive, even if the release date has not yet been reached. This allows investigators to submit datasets in compliance with data management policies of funding agencies and journals without releasing the actual data immediately.
The Astromaterials Data Archive is a curated file repository. You will receive your dataset DOI only after your files and submission has been reviewed and accepted. Please keep in mind that this entire process can take up to two weeks. Complete datasets following all requirements are often published within a few business days. We reserve right to promote accepted datasets through social media channels.
If submitting a compilation dataset, the Astromaterials Data Archive requires a reference sheet or tab with full citations of all referred publications.
Templates
Astromaterials Data Archive Template
We strongly recommend the use of the Astromaterials Data Archive template, which expedites dataset publication. If the template does not fit your data type, you may suggest a new template that complies with our metadata guidelines. Please contact us at info@astromat.org.
Astromaterials Data Archive Overview
The Astromaterials Data Archive is a trusted repository service for researchers to publish and archive astromaterials sample data and openly share their data in compliance with Open Data policies of funding agencies and publishers. Dataset files can be easily submitted via a web interface and can be kept under moratorium for up to two years. The repository links the datasets to related publications and NASA award numbers and uses policies in compliance with the EarthChem Library. We welcome contributions of a broad range of extraterrestrial data, including but not limited to, compositional data for samples of lunar rocks, meteorites, minerals, melt and fluid inclusions, and more; geochemical synthesis datasets; geochronological data; petrographic descriptions of samples; kinetic data from geochemical and petrological experiments. You may contribute data in any format, but tabular data must be in .csv, .xls, .xlsx or .txt. We strongly recommend the use of data templates, which expedites dataset publication. Data which does not meet the Astromaterials Data Archive Submission Guidelines takes longer to process or may be rejected.What to contribute