This readme file was generated on [YYYY-MM-DD] by [NAME]
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GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: 

2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
		Name: 
		ORCID: 
		Institution: 
		Email: 

	B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
		Name: 
		ORCID: 
		Institution: 
		Email: 

	C. Alternate Contact Information
		Name: 
		ORCID:
		Institution:  
		Email: 

3. Date of data collection: <provide single date, range, or approximate date; suggested format YYYY-MM-DD> 

4. Geographic location of data collection: <provide latitude, longitude, or city/region, State, Country, as appropriate>

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: 


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Reuse restrictions placed on the data: 

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: 

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 

5. Was data derived from another source? If yes, list source(s): 

6. Recommended citation for this dataset: 


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
<list all files (or folders, as appropriate for dataset organization) contained in the dataset>

2. Relationship between files: 

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 

4. Are there multiple versions of this dataset? If yes, what files were updated and why?


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
<Include links or references to publications or other documentation containing experimental design or protocols used in data collection>

2. Methods for processing the data: 
<describe how the submitted data were generated from the raw or collected data>

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
<include full name and version of software, and any necessary packages or libraries needed to run scripts>

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: 


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME]
<repeat this section for each folder or file, as appropriate>

1. Number of variables: 

2. Number of cases/rows: 

3. Variable List: 
<list variable name(s), description(s), unit(s) and value labels as appropriate for each>

4. Codes used for missing data: 

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: