Digital Object
Identifier (DOI):
WHAT IS THE DIGITAL OBJECT
IDENTIFIER (DOI)?
A DOI name is a digital identifier of an
object, any object - physical, digital, or abstract.
DOIs solve a common problem: keeping track of things. Things can be
matter, material, content, or activities.
Designed to be used by humans as well as machines, DOIs identify objects
persistently. They allow things to be uniquely identified and accessed
reliably. You know what you have, where it is, and others can track it
too.
DOI Information
A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a persistent identifier assigned to
a scholarly object, such as a published research article. Unlike an
ordinary web address, a DOI is intended to provide a stable and
persistent identity for the scholarly object and its associated
metadata.
For articles registered through an authorized DOI
registration agency, the DOI is associated with bibliographic metadata
such as the article title, authors, publication information, and
persistent location of the published content. The DOI can therefore be
used to identify and cite a specific scholarly work consistently across
digital research environments.
For authors, DOI registration provides a persistent
reference point for their published work. It facilitates citation,
linking, discovery, metadata exchange, and integration with scholarly
information systems. Where the article's web location changes, the DOI
metadata can be updated so that the DOI continues to resolve to the
appropriate location.
Each published article assigned a DOI receives an
identifier that is unique within the DOI registration system and
associated with that particular registered scholarly object. This gives
the article a persistent digital identity independent of temporary
website URLs.
IRPH registers DOI metadata for eligible published
content through its designated DOI registration arrangements and
maintains the associated bibliographic information as part of its
publication records.
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