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The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)
Crystal structures
Established in 1965, the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) is the a repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal 3D structures. Database records are automatically checked and manually curated by one of our expert in-house scientific editors. Every structure is enriched with chemical representations, as well as bibliographic, chemical and physical property information, adding further value to the raw structural data.
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- Record in FAIRsharing (doi:10.25504/FAIRsharing.vs7865)
- Subjects: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Organic Molecular Chemistry
What is known per question
The questions of the decision tree, with what FAIRsharing says about this repository. ✓ supported, ✗ excluded, ? not known. Your own answers are marked.
What kind of data do you want to archive?
- ? Spectra
- ✓ Crystal structures
- ? Computational chemistry
- ? Catalysis
- ? Compounds and reactions
- ? Bioassays and chemical biology
- ? Materials and polymers
- ? Images and microscopy
- ? Something else
Subjects: Biochemistry; Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Organic Molecular Chemistry
Domains: Atomic coordinate; Protein structure; Structure; X-ray diffraction; structure
Does the journal or publisher you publish with require or recommend a repository?
- ? Yes
- ? No
- ? I do not know
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Which discipline does your data belong to?
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Which publisher?
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Does your funder have requirements for where data is archived?
- ? Yes
- ? No
- ? I do not know
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Which funder?
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Does your institution offer a data repository?
- ? Yes
- ? No
- ? I do not know
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Which institution?
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Can your data be shared openly?
- ✓ Yes, openly available
- ✓ Yes, after an embargo
- ✓ Only with restrictions
Data access: partially open: A licence may be required to access a certain amount of curated data.
Data deposition: open
How large is your dataset?
- ? Less than 1 GB
- ? 1 GB to 50 GB
- ? 50 GB to 1 TB
- ? More than 1 TB
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Why can the data not be open?
- ? It contains personal data
- ? Commercial or intellectual property reasons
- ? Safety or security concerns
- ? A data sharing agreement limits it
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Under which license do you want to share the data?
- ? CC0 / public domain
- ? CC BY
- ? Another open license
- ? Not decided yet
Licences: CSD Terms and Conditions
Do you need a persistent identifier, such as a DOI, for citing the data?
- ? Yes, a DOI
- ? Any persistent identifier will do
- ? No
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Must the data be stored in a specific region?
- ✗ In the European Union
- ? In a specific country
- ✓ No preference
Country: United Kingdom; United States
Must archiving be free of charge?
- ? Yes, free only
- ? A fee is fine
FAIRsharing has no information on this.
Which country?
✓ 2 of 15 in the list ✗ excludes 13
Country: United Kingdom; United States