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 Publishing and sharing your research outputs on Zenodo is a straightforward process that helps make your work citable, discoverable, and compliant with open-access mandates. Zenodo accepts any file format up to 50 GB per upload and automatically assigns a persistent Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to your records.

The publication workflow consists of six key phases:

1. Account Creation

• Go to Zenodo and click "Sign up".
• Register using your email address, or link your existing ORCID or GitHub account.
• Tip: Linking your ORCID is highly recommended to automatically sync your publications to your official academic profile.

2. Initiating the Upload

• Log in and click the "+" icon or the "New upload" button in your dashboard.
• If you just want to experiment or test the interface without publishing live data, use the official development environment at Zenodo Sandbox.

3. Uploading Files

• Drag and drop your files into the designated upload area or click "Upload files" to browse your computer.
• Click "Start upload" for each file to ensure they transfer to the server.
• File Limits: Zenodo allows up to 100 files and 50 GB per dataset. If you have larger files, you must contact their support team to request a quota increase before uploading.

4. Completing Metadata

Accurate metadata ensures your research complies with FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable):

• Digital Object Identifier (DOI): If your work already has a DOI, enter it here. If not, Zenodo will automatically generate a new, permanent DOI for you.
• Resource Type: Specify your upload type (e.g., Dataset, Software, Publication, Poster, Presentation).
• Basic Information: Enter the publication date, a clear title, and author names along with their affiliations.
• Description: Provide an abstract or instructions explaining how to read or reuse your files.
• Funding: If your research received public or institutional funding, search and link the specific grant number (e.g., European Commission, NSF) to automatically notify your funder.

5. Managing Access and Licenses

• Access Status: Choose between "Open Access" (free for everyone) or "Restricted Access" (users must request permission from you to view files).
• Embargoes: If your work is tied to an upcoming journal publication, select "Embargoed Access". Choose a future date when the files will automatically become public.
• Licensing: Choose an appropriate usage license. The platform defaults to Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0) for documents/data and various open-source licenses (like MIT or Apache) for software code.

6. Publishing Your Work

• Click "Save draft" to store your progress.
• Click "Preview" to see exactly how your public repository landing page will look.
• Click "Publish" to finalize the submission.
• Important: Once you hit publish, the files become permanently locked and cannot be deleted or modified. If you need to make changes to the files later, you must publish a new version, which will generate a brand new DOI while automatically linking back to the original version.

To help tailor this guide for your project, please let me know:

• What specific type of file are you looking to upload (e.g., a PDF paper, an Excel dataset, or Python/R code)?
• Are you looking to integrate GitHub to archive your code automatically?
• Does your project have any specific funding or institutional requirements?

I can provide the precise metadata setup or automation steps for your use case.