diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
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--- a/.zenodo.json
+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
    ],
    "language":"eng",
    "license":{ 
-      "id":"NCSA"
+      "id":"BSD 3-Clause"
    },
    "references":[ 
       "LeBauer, D., Kooper, R., Mulrooney, P., Rohde, S., Wang, D., Long, S. P., & Dietze, M. C. (2018). BETYdb: a yield, trait, and ecosystem service database applied to second\u2010generation bioenergy feedstock production. GCB Bioenergy, 10(1), 61-71",
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 2baf1d04..8e36b7b3 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,44 +1,13 @@
-# Licenses
-
-* Software: University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License (MIT/BSD compatible)
-* Data: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0
-
-## Software License
-
-University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License
+## BSD 3-clause Open Source Software License
 
 Copyright (c) 2015, University of Illinois, NCSA.  All rights reserved.
 
-BETYdb
-www.betydb.org
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
-a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 
-"Software"), to deal with the Software without restriction, including
-without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
-permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
-the following conditions:
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
-- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers.
-- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the
-  documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-- Neither the names of University of Illinois, NCSA, nor the names
-  of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-  derived from this Software without specific prior written permission.
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
-EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
-IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF 
-CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
-WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
-## Data License
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 
-All public data in BETYdb is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0. 
-You are free to share, create, and adapt its contents. 
-Data with an access_level field and value <= 2 is is not covered by this license, but may be available for use with consent.
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.