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Research citation metadata validation

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reviewing the issue's listed validation areas: CITATION.cff, Zenodo metadata, DOI, ORCID, SPDX licensing, and required-field completeness. Research the applicable community standards and record concrete validation opportunities. Done means the opportunities are documented and implementation work is split into follow-up issues where appropriate.

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Description

Summary

Investigate additional validation that could improve generated citation metadata.

Motivation

Generated citation files should follow community standards and minimize common metadata errors.

Areas to Explore

  • CITATION.cff schema validation
  • Zenodo metadata validation
  • DOI validation
  • ORCID validation
  • SPDX license validation
  • Required field completeness

Acceptance Criteria

  • Validation opportunities are documented
  • Implementation work is split into follow-up issues where appropriate
Dominant language
JavaScript
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1d 23h
Merged PRs (30d)
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