Identifier
DOI
Persistent identifier for an object — article, dataset, report, platform or software — that resolves to its current location.
How it connects
What it is
- DOI is a kind of Persistent identifier.
Who is behind it
- DOI governed by International DOI Foundation.
- Crossref issues DOI. DOI for scholarly publications, usually registered through the journal or publisher.
- DataCite issues DOI. €2,000 membership plus an infrastructure fee of €200–700, scaled to context; no charge per DOI below 100,000 a year.
- JaLC issues DOI. Japan's national DOI agency, covering publications and research data.
- mEDRA issues DOI. Regional DOI agency for publications, focused on multilingual Europe.
Builds on
- DOI depends on Handle System. DOI names are Handles; resolution runs on the Handle System.
- DataCite Metadata Schema depends on DOI.
- OpenCitations depends on DOI. Citation records are identified by the DOIs of the citing and cited articles.
Related to
- DOI relates to Metadata. Each DOI is registered with metadata about the object; the metadata can be updated without changing the DOI.
Links
Details
Also known as: Digital Object Identifier
Description
A DOI is assigned through a registration agency such as Crossref or DataCite, and resolves through the Handle System.
Attributes
| url | https://www.doi.org |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q25670 |
| status | active |
| governance | Nonprofit |
| prominence | core |
| type | Identifier |
| identifies | object |
| isoStandard | ISO 26324 |
| resolverUrl | https://doi.org/ |
| Tags | function: identification, region: global |
Sources
- https://portalinnova.cl/biblioteca-del-congreso-nacional-firma-convenio-con-data-observatory-para-integrar-el-consorcio-datacite/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12): Chile; Data Observatory leads a DataCite consortium; Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional joined it to assign DOIs (article of 2026-03-25).
- https://www.doi.org/the-identifier/what-is-a-doi/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-03)
- https://www.doi.org/the-foundation/board-and-governance/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- https://www.dona.net/faq(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-06): Confirms IDF is a credentialed Multi-Primary Administrator (MPA) of the Global Handle Registry alongside CNRI — i.e. DOI is a governed application built on top of the more general Handle System, not a separate resolution technology.
Last reviewed: 2026-11-12
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