Cite the NBDL

For each dataset downloaded from the NBDL, you can create a DOI. For each DOI, an attribution statement is generated that you can use to cite the dataset. This statement is found to the right of the DOI screen. For example:

“Sequences obtained from the CSIRO National Biodiversity DNA Library (2025) derived from specimens held in CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection, Australian Museum. Data accessed on 24-09-2025 under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Licence. https://handle.test.datacite.org/10.80413/nkec-c74.”