Record Types We Support

Declare every content type you mint, with concrete examples and machine-readable snippets.

Global Guidelines

ARK Format:

ark:/nobleid/...

All-lowercase in the path

Versioning:

...X:v2

Stable root + version suffix

External IDs:

sameAs

Include DOI when available

File Integrity:

sha256

Checksums for datasets/software

Publications

Journal Articles & Posted Content

Preprints

Example Resolver:

https://nobleid.org/ark:/nobleid/20250310/ART-7X9K2Q:v2

Root: ...ART-7X9K2Q

Required Fields:

titlecreatorsvenue/sourcedateversionlinks (PDF/HTML)sameAs (DOI) - optional
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "ScholarlyArticle",
  "@id": "ark:/nobleid/20250310/ART-7X9K2Q:v2",
  "identifier": "ark:/nobleid/20250310/ART-7X9K2Q:v2",
  "isPartOf": {"@type": "CreativeWork", "@id": "ark:/nobleid/20250310/ART-7X9K2Q"},
  "name": "A Fast, Version-First Identifier for Open Scholarship",
  "creator": [
    {"@type": "Person", "name": "A. Rossi", "identifier": "NB9575041P"},
    {"@type": "Person", "name": "M. Khan",  "identifier": "NB1043209P"}
  ],
  "datePublished": "2025-03-10",
  "version": "2",
  "isBasedOn": "https://preprints.example.org/12345",
  "sameAs": ["https://doi.org/10.1234/example-doi"],
  "isAccessibleForFree": true,
  "encoding": [
    {"contentUrl": "https://example.org/article-v2.pdf", "fileFormat":"application/pdf", "sha256":"<hash>"},
    {"contentUrl": "https://example.org/article-v2.html","fileFormat":"text/html"}
  ],
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}

Grants & Funding

Roll-ups

Example Resolver:

https://nobleid.org/ark:/nobleid/20250417/GRANT-NB-ENERGY-2025-0417

Required Fields:

titlefunder (ROR)PIs (NobleID Person)programdatesURL

Outputs auto-aggregate when works reference this grant

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Grant",
  "@id": "ark:/nobleid/20250417/GRANT-NB-ENERGY-2025-0417",
  "identifier": "ark:/nobleid/20250417/GRANT-NB-ENERGY-2025-0417",
  "name": "Battery Materials Acceleration",
  "funder": {"@type":"Organization","name":"NobleBlocks Energy Program","identifier":"https://ror.org/04abc7890"},
  "sponsor": {"@type":"Organization","name":"NobleBlocks"},
  "recipient": [
    {"@type":"Person","name":"A. Patel","identifier":"NB3100456P"},
    {"@type":"Person","name":"M. Zhang","identifier":"NB4456789P"}
  ],
  "startDate": "2025-04-17",
  "endDate": "2027-04-16",
  "url": "https://foundation.example.org/grants/energy-2025-0417",
  "subjectOf": [
    {"@id":"ark:/nobleid/20251010/PAPER-OSS2025-17:v1"},
    {"@id":"ark:/nobleid/20250122/DATA-9M8T4A:v1"}
  ]
}
Content Negotiation & Display Tips

Display Guidelines:

  • • Show the resolver URL on every record
  • • Include both root and current version

Supported Content Types:

text/htmlHTML (default)
application/ld+jsonJSON-LD
application/vnd.citationstyles.csl+jsonCSL-JSON
application/x-bibtexBibTeX
application/x-research-info-systemsRIS