Add citation and archiving support from open-research-data-template#25
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- Add CITATION.cff for academic citation support - Add TODO.md comprehensive setup checklist - Add data issue report template - Add .zenodo.json for Zenodo archiving metadata - Update README.md with Zenodo DOI badge and citation section - Update README.template.md with DOI badge and data issues row - Enhance installation instructions to reference TODO.md - Fix pre-commit hook to use npm instead of pnpm Co-authored-by: maehr <14755525+maehr@users.noreply.github.com>
- Fix CITATION.cff to use family-names instead of given-names - Add missing comma in README.md placeholder list Co-authored-by: maehr <14755525+maehr@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add citation and archiving support from open-research-data-template
Feb 17, 2026
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Analyzed maehr/open-research-data-template and ported citation, archiving, and data management features to enhance academic/research project support.
New Files:
CITATION.cff- GitHub native citation widget support (Citation File Format 1.2.0)TODO.md- 41-item setup checklist (essential tasks, optional enhancements, verification steps).zenodo.json- Zenodo metadata template for automated DOI generation and archiving.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/data_issue_report.yml- Structured template for data quality issuesUpdates:
README.md/README.template.md- Added Citation section, Zenodo DOI badge placeholder, TODO.md references.husky/pre-commit- Changedpnpm check→npm run checkfor consistencyImpact:
Enables academic citation, long-term archiving via Zenodo, and systematic data issue tracking while maintaining general-purpose template nature.
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