What is a DOI registration?
A DOI is an electronic label attached to digital content. Whether it’s an article, a large dataset, or a book review, it’s valuable for every publication on the internet to have a unique label.
What does Openjournals do?
All articles published on the Openjournals platform are assigned a DOI. Openjournals ensures that journals are registered with CrossRef and that journals can assign DOIs to their articles. This allows articles and their metadata to be registered with CrossRef, making them easier to find and use. Openjournals monitors this process and resolves any issues.
Why is this useful?
Articles with a DOI are easier to find by search engines. It is also easier to link to another article. All of this helps with the research process and with archiving content.
Citation software such as Zotero or Scribbr uses the DOI code to retrieve all important information about the article. This metadata—such as the author’s name, publication date, and page numbers—is maintained by registry agencies (such as CrossRef). This allows your readers to quickly and easily access all important information about publications. Commonly used plagiarism scanners such as iThenticate or Turnitin also use DOIs to check content for plagiarism. This increases the reliability of scientific publications.
In short: good DOI registration makes publications more visible, more citable, and more secure.
