DOI & Setting
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What is Crossref and Why Your Journal Needs DOIs
When researchers cite articles, they need reliable links that won't break over time. When databases index content, they need standardised identifiers that work across systems. When…
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How to Get a Free DOI from Zenodo (Step by Step)
A step-by-step guide to a free DOI on Zenodo, and when a Zenodo DOI is (and isn’t) right for a journal.
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How to Get DOIs for Your Journal Through Crossref
What a journal needs, how Crossref membership and fees work, and how to start registering DOIs from OJS.
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Free DOI Options for Journals and Authors
The genuinely free routes to a DOI, what each is good for, and the catches.
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What DOIs Cost: Crossref, DataCite and Other Agencies Compared
What journals and repositories pay for DOIs, how the fees work, and what the money buys.
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DOI Options in OJS: Crossref, DataCite and mEDRA
Which DOI agencies OJS supports out of the box, and how DOI assignment and registration work in OJS 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5.
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DOI Registration Agencies Compared: Which One Should Your Journal Use?
Crossref, DataCite, mEDRA and the others compared, and which DOI registration agency fits a journal.
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What Is a DOI? Digital Object Identifiers Explained for Journals
A DOI is a permanent identifier and link for a published article. How it works, what the parts mean and why journals use them.