About

Zenodo is an open-source repository used to archive and share any research data. A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is assigned to any file submitted, and all data are stored at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).

Sign up/ Log in to Zenodo

1. Go to zenodo.org and click on Sign Up on the top-left corner of the site.You can jump to the next step if you already have an account.
2. You can sign up by creating an username and password, or using an ORCID or GitHub account.
3. After signing up you must open your e-mail inbox and confirm your e-mail by clicking Confirm my account.


Create or find a community

Create a community

Jump to Find a community

Communities are shared areas on Zenodo where you can curate and manage your project research outputs.

Overall, communities in Zenodo can make your data more FAIR by promoting standardized metadata, curated collections, community-specific tagging, open data sharing policies, interoperability standards, and data quality practices.

1. Click on the plus icon and select “New community”.
2. Enter your community name and identifier. This will be your community’s URL identifier, so the simpler, the better.

Find a community


1. Click on Communities on the banner on the top of the page.
2. Search for Papillons on the Communities search field and press enter (note that you will not find the community by using the general search field).
3. You will find the PAPILLONS community below. Click on the title.
4. All uploaded files have tags identifying date uploaded, type of file, and type of access.



Uploading files

- Click on New upload
- Click on Select a community on the top the upload section.
- Search for PAPILLONS and click on Select.
- Upload your file(s) by either drag and drop or by clicking on Upload files.
- Choose the visibility of your upload. If you choose Public, your file will be open source. if you choose Restricted, the files will be only accessible by users specified in the permissions.
It is also possible to apply an embargo
- Most fields on the Basic Information section are required (marked with *).
- Once you are ready to submit, click on Submit for review. It is also possible to save a draft.
- Once your upload is completed, it will be searchable on Zenodo, but not yet connected to the Papillons community. A curator (community owner) will receive your request to include your file in the community repository and approve it if the community requirements are fulfilled (if any).
- You can find all your uploads (including drafts) by clicking on My dashboard on the top banner.

Description of tags

Uploaded date: - Month,DD,YYY(version)

File types: Dataset; Presentation; Poster, etc

These tags describe the type of resource uploaded to Zenodo, such as datasets, publications, software, presentations, etc. They help users filter content based on the type of resource they are looking for.

Access types:

  • Open - Content with open access is freely available to anyone.
  • Embargoed - The file will be given open access from a date specified by the publisher (the date can be changed after upload).
  • Restricted - Access can be requested. Conditions for access can be given by the publisher.


Uploading datasets

  • Make sure to add a description about the dataset (raw file, quantitative/qualitative data, link to article, etc).

  • Tag your data with file type Dataset . This will make your file easier to find.

  • It is possible to upload your dataset together with other materials, but it is preferable to upload it on its own. This is to ensure your data are findible when searching for datasets. In this case you will want to link it to your publication:

    • go to the publication, click on Edit, and fill out the field Related works.