Subject- and data type-specific repositories enable the preservation and publication of research data that is geared towards the needs of a specialist community: Specialized on research data from one discipline or on specific data types, they offer subject- and research-related services that implement community standards. The focus on research data from one discipline or on a selection of data types allows the targeted implementation of data type-specific presentation types. Subject-specific metadata enables a more detailed description of the data and thus increases the findability of the datasets. The community-oriented operation of subject- and data type-specific repositories also usually results in better visibility in the specialist community.

In disciplines where specific repositories are offered, these should primarily be used for the storage of research data, as they are geared towards the needs of a subject area. Services such as re3data and OpenDOAR offer an easy way to identify repositories worldwide that are tailored to your own specialist community.

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