Merge pull request #159 from dandi/citing

Add page on citing dandisets

Author: bendichter

docs/citing.md

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+# Citing a Dandiset
+
+If you use a Dandiset in your research, please acknowledge the Dandiset by citing it, just as you would a publication,
+including the DOI.
+The DOI can be found in the Dandiset's landing page on the DANDI Archive website.
+An example formatted citation can also be found on the Dandiset's landing page at the "CITE AS" button. This citation
+uses the DataCite citation style, which is a widely accepted standard for citing datasets, but you may need to adapt it
+to the citation style required by the journal you are submitting to.
+
+**If the Dandiset has an associated publication, it may also be appropriate to cite the publication, but this does not
+replace the need to cite the Dandiset itself.**
+
+Citing the Dandiset and other datasets is important because it provides a direct link to the data used in your research. That is crucial, because it:
+
+  - allows others to better understand and verify your results, and facilitates reproducibility, 
+  - connects your work to other research using the same dataset,
+  - provides credit to the data collectors and maintainers, 
+  - helps track the impact of DANDI and other data archives.
+
+## Data availability statement
+
+It is common for journals to require a Data Availability Statement in the manuscript, which should include the
+DANDI Archive RRID and the DOI of the Dandiset used in the research.
+Here is an example of a well formatted Data Availability Statement:
+
+> The data that support the findings of this study are openly available on the DANDI Archive (RRID:SCR_017571) at [DOI of Dandiset] (citation of Dandiset).
+
+**It is important to note that a Data Availability Statement does not replace the need for a full citation in the
+manuscript's references section.**
+Both elements serve different purposes and are typically required for comprehensive documentation of data sources.

mkdocs.yml

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     - Validation Levels for NWB Files: "135_validation.md"
     - Dandiset Metadata: "136_metadata.md"
     - Publishing Dandisets: "14_publish.md"
+    - Citing a Dandiset: "citing.md"
     - Debugging: "15_debugging.md"
     - DANDI CLI and Python API: https://dandi.readthedocs.io
   - Developer Guide: