2.3.1 Research area/discipline

Required	Repeatable
Yes	Yes

Definition: Keywords describing the research area and/or discipline.

A subject is a term, keyword, classification code or phrase representing the primary topic or topics covered by a registry object. This information answers the questions: What subject terms describe the topic of the object? What is it about?

HeSANDA requires at least one ANZSRC FoR code.

Metadata fields:

Example DataCite XML

<subjects>
  <subject xml:lang="en" subjectScheme="Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)" schemeURI="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html" valueURI="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009009655.html">Climate change mitigation</subject>
  <subject xml:lang="en" subjectScheme="ANZSRC Fields of Research" schemeURI="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc" classificationCode="370201">Climate change processes</subject>
</subject>

DataCite 6 Subject

Occurrences: 0-n

Input type: Text

Example input: Endocrinology

Controlled vocabulary source: HeSANDA requires at least one ANZSRC FoR code.

DataCite 6.a subjectScheme

Occurrences: 0-1

Input type: Text

Example input: ANZSRC Fields of Research

Controlled vocabulary source: Nil

DataCite 6.b schemeURI

Occurrences: 0-1

Input type: Text

Example input: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/2020

Controlled vocabulary source: Nil

DataCite 6.c valueURI

Occurrences: 0-1

Input type: Text

Example input: Nil

Controlled vocabulary source: Nil

DataCite 6.d classificationCode

Occurrences: 0-1

Input type: Number

Example input: 320208

Controlled vocabulary source: This field is for subject schemes like FOR codes, which include numerical codes for each of the subjects.