Citing data is not different from citing a publication. Make sure to check the rules of the journal to know how you should cite when writing an article for a specific academic journal. For all of the journals, however, the minimum compulsory elements in a data citation include:
Optional elements that may be included in the reference are:
Example of a data citation:
Stephens, William, 2020, "Resiliences to Radicalisation - QSort Data", https://doi.org/10.34894/35MTMN, DataverseNL, V1.
For more information, see the following guidelines: