FAIRsharing record for: International Generic Sample Number

This FAIRsharing record describes: An IGSN ID is a globally unique and persistent identifier for physical samples in all scientific fields. An IGSN ID can be applied to an individual sample, an aggregation of samples, or to a feature-of-interest (the real-world feature that the sample is taken from). From 2021, IGSN IDs are functionally DOIs and are registered with metadata encoded in the DataCite Metadata Schema. The IGSN ID, previously known as an "International GeoSample Number", naming schema has changed, to reflects the expanding scope and utilization as a partnership agreement between DataCite and the IGSN e.V.