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THE DATAVERSE RESEARCH DATA ECOSYSTEM

Open-source infrastructure for research data.

Dataverse is not a single repository. It is an open-source software project and a global community that institutions use to operate their own research data repositories.

Each installation is locally governed and distinct—while sharing code, standards, and a commitment to durable, citable research.

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The open-source project

Community-built software for sharing, preserving, citing, exploring, and analyzing research data.

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Harvard Dataverse

The original, flagship installation—and the most open: researchers worldwide, across disciplines, can deposit data.

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150+ installations

National, regional, and institutional repositories run independently across six continents.

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Dataverse Network

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Go to the alphabetical repository list
Dataverse installations around the worldLocations of 150 installations in the Dataverse community registry, across six continents. Select a dot to open its repository in a new tab. Use Tab to reach individual repositories where dots overlap.Abacus — CanadaACSS Dataverse — LebanonADA Dataverse — AustraliaADP - Slovenian Social Science Data Archives — SloveniaArca Dados — BrazilARP — HungaryASU Library Research Data Repository — USAAUSSDA Dataverse — AustriaBioData.pt Data Management Portal (DMPortal) — Portugalbonndata — GermanyBorealis — CanadaBotswana Harvard Data — BotswanaBRIN Dataverse — IndonesiaBSC Dataverse — SpainCedapDados — BrazilCentro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas - CBPF — BrazilCESA | Repositorio de datos académicos — ColombiaCIDACS — BrazilCIFOR — IndonesiaCIMMYT Research Data — MexicoCIRAD Dataverse — FranceCORA. Research Data Repository (RDR) — SpainCoronaWhy Dataverse — NetherlandsCROSSDA — CroatiaCSDA Dataverse — CzechiaCUHK Research Data Repository — Hong KongDADOS IPB — PortugalDane Badawcze UW — PolandDANS Data Station Archaeology — NetherlandsDANS Data Station Life Sciences — NetherlandsDANS Data Station Physical and Technical Sciences — NetherlandsDANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities — Netherlandsdare — GermanyDartmouth Dataverse — USADaRUS — GermanyData Suds — Francedata.sciencespo — FranceDATADOI — EstoniaDataPB — Brazildataportal.ing.pan.pl — PolandDataRepositoriUM — PortugalDataSpace@HKUST — Hong KongDataverse e-cienciaDatos — SpainDataverseLV — LatviaDataverseNL — NetherlandsDataverseNO — NorwayDataverseUA — UkraineDATICE — IcelandDatos para Resiliencia — ChileDeiC Dataverse — DenmarkDomus Dados — BrazilDR-NTU (Data) — SingaporeDUnAs — PortugalEdmond — GermanyFGV Dataverse — BrazilFlorida International University Research Data Portal — USAFudan University — ChinaGeorge Mason University Dataverse — USAGustave Eiffel University Dataverse — FranceGöttingen Research Online — GermanyHarvard Dataverse — USAHealth Study Hub — GermanyHeiDATA — GermanyIBICT — BrazilICRISAT — IndiaICWSM — GermanyIDSC Dataverse — GermanyIFDC Dataverse — USAIISH Dataverse — NetherlandsIndata — EcuadorInstitute of Russian Literature Dataverse — RussiaInternational Potato Center — PeruioerDATA — GermanyIPGP Research Collection — FranceISSDA Dataverse — IrelandItalian Institute of Technology (IIT) — ItalyJohns Hopkins Research Data Repository — USAJPL Open Repository — USAJülich DATA — GermanyKEEN Data Management Platform — GermanyKU Leuven RDR — BelgiumLibra Data — USALithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and Humanities (LiDA) — LithuaniaLORE - LIST Open Repository — LuxembourgMaine Dataverse Network — USAMBLWHOI Library Dataverse — USAMELDATA — LebanonMinisterio de las Culturas, las Artes y los Saberes — ColombiaNIE Data Repository — SingaporeNIOZ Dataverse — NetherlandsNYCU Dataverse — Taiwan (ROC)ODISSEI Portal — NetherlandsOpen Data @ UCLouvain — BelgiumOpen Forest Data — PolandosnaData — GermanyPAPYRUS — ColombiaPeking University — ChinaPOLEN DataHub — PortugalPolyU Research Data Repository — Hong KongPontificia Universidad Católica del Perú — PeruQDR Main Collection — USARecherche Data Gouv — FranceRedape - Repositório de Dados de Pesquisa da Embrapa — BrazilRepOD — PolandRepositorio de Datos Abiertos de Investigación (Redata) — UruguayRepositorio de Datos Académicos RDA-UNR — ArgentinaRepositorio de datos de investigación de la Universidad de Chile — ChileRepositorio de Datos de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata — ArgentinaRepositorio de datos de Investigación UdeA — ColombiaRepositorio de Datos de Investigación Universidad del Rosario — ColombiaRepositorio de Datos de Investigación USACH — ChileRepositorio de datos de la Universidad de Concepción — ChileRepositorio de Datos de la Universidad del Pacífico (DatasetsUP) — PeruRepositorio de Datos Pontificia Universidad Javeriana — ColombiaRepositorio de Datos Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas — ColombiaRepositorio TECdatos — Costa RicaRepositório de Dados de Pesquisa da UFABC — BrazilRepositório de Dados de Pesquisa do ILEEL — BrazilRepositórios Piloto da Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa — BrazilReposítorio SoilData — BrazilRODBUCK UKEN — PolandRODBUK — PolandRODBUK AGH — PolandRODBUK PK — PolandRODBUK UEK — PolandRODBUK UJ — PolandRSU Dataverse — LatviaSano — PolandSciELO Data — BrazilSODHA — BelgiumTecnológico de Monterrey Data Hub — MexicoTexas Data Repository Dataverse — USAThe Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences — PolandTRR170-DB — GermanyTUDOdata — GermanyUC Berkeley Library Dataverse — USAUCLA Dataverse — USAUD Dataverse — USAULiège Open Data Repository — BelgiumUNB Libraries Dataverse — CanadaUNC Dataverse — USAUniversity of Physical Culture in Krakow — PolandUniversity of Wroclaw — PolandUniversità Ca’ Foscari Venezia Datarepository — ItalyUniversità degli Studi di Milano — ItalyUSC Dataverse — USAVTTI — USAWorld Agroforestry - Research Data Repository — KenyaWyoming Data Repository — USAYale Dataverse — USA
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Locations: Dataverse community registry. Geography: Natural Earth.

How to Get Involved

GDCC working groups

Everyone is welcome to join our groups. No fee (GDCC or otherwise) is required to join a group.

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Institution spotlight

A few of the governments, research labs, universities, and national research communities that run Dataverse. There are more than 150 installations worldwide.

Dataverse for institutions
WORLD’S LARGEST GENERAL PURPOSE RESEARCH DATA REPOSITORY

Open to Harvard.
Open to everyone.

Harvard Dataverse is where the project began—but it is one peer in a worldwide network.

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Dataverse Project Ecosystem
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PROJECTHarvard
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InstallationsIndependent repositories →GDCC / Global
CommunityCoordinate and contribute ↗Software
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Dataverse in practice

Data-sharing stories and worked scenarios from the Harvard Dataverse Repository, published by the Dataverse team.

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DATAVERSE COLLECTIONS

Branded as Yours

Credit belongs to the people who create the data. A Dataverse collection gives your research group, institution, or journal its own identity within a shared repository.

Your collection, your identity

Add your logo, colors, and website link. Embed your collection on your own site while keeping datasets citable and discoverable.

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Data governance

Assign contributor and curator roles, set metadata requirements, and manage file access and terms of use within your repository’s policies.

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Workflows we support

Deposit and describe data, submit for curation, share drafts for review, publish a citable dataset, and release new versions.

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FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

Dataverse is yours
to use and shape.

RESEARCHERS & LABSShare data. Receive credit.

Publish citable data, organize a lab collection, and find data to reuse.

DATA STEWARDSCurate with control.

Manage metadata, review submissions, and assign access and permissions.

UNIVERSITIES & GOVERNMENTSBuild durable infrastructure.

Run an independently governed repository or create a branded collection.

JOURNALSConnect findings to data.

Support data review and link publications to their underlying datasets.

FUNDERSFind the research you support.

Use funding metadata to discover datasets associated with your grants.

DEVELOPERS & CONTRIBUTORSShape what comes next.

Follow the roadmap, explore release milestones, and contribute to shared software.

Journal and proceedings spotlight

A few examples of data collections, conference hosting, and author-deposited research data. Many more journals work with Dataverse.

Dataverse for journals and proceedings
American Journal of Political ScienceJournal collection on Harvard DataverseView data collectionPolitical AnalysisJournal collection on Harvard DataverseView data collectionThe Quarterly Journal of EconomicsJournal collection on Harvard DataverseView data collectionNeurIPSHarvard Dataverse is a preferred hosting platform for the Evaluations & Datasets track.Read hosting guidelinesFrontiersAuthors publish supporting research data on Harvard Dataverse.View a published example

Integrations

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