study_description.json

About

The study_description.json is a metadata file that contains provenance metadata, contextual metadata, as well as additional metadata about the study associated with the dataset. This metadata file is intended to prioritize machine readability.

Specifications

Requirement

This metadata is mandatory for all datasets.

Name and format

This metadata file must be named study_description and must be in the JSON format. The full name with extension must thus be study_description.json.

Content

This metadata file must be structured as per the JSON schema provided here.